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AN    ADVANCED 
RATIONAL   SPELLER 


FOR   THE  HIGHEST  GRAMMAR  CLASSES 
AND  SECONDARY  SCHOOLS 


BY 


IDA    M.   DALY 


Senior  Teacher  of  English,  the  Eastern  High  Scmool, 
Washington,  D.C. 


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BENJ.    H.    SANBORN   &    CO. 

BOSTON  NEW    YORK  CHICAGO 

1906 


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COPYKIGHT,  1902, 
By  IDA  M.  DALY. 


Stanbope  PtcM 

GILSON     COMPAN' 
BOSTON,  U.S.A. 


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The  only  excuse  for  imposing  another  speller  upon 
the  public  is  its  necessity.  Spelling-books  as  a  rule  deal 
with  words  that  pupils  might  misspell,  or  perhaps  should 
misspell,  but  which  in  fact  they  do  not.  A  few  words 
taken  at  random  from  the  second  lesson  of  a  very  good 
speller  will  serve  to  illustrate  the  point.  Chirography, 
chirurgery  (marked  obsolete  in  Webster's  International), 
chirology,  chiromancy,  crinoid,  crinal,  primordial,  clima- 
tology, are  all  very  good  words  in  their  way,  but  unfor- 
tunately they  are  used  by  few  pupils,  who,  if  they  use 
them  intelligently,  generally  know  how  to  spell  them ; 
meanwhile  the  rank  and  file  are  misspelling,  descrip- 
tion, separate,  stratagem,  enemies,  to,  too,  benefiting,  privi- 
lege, thus  violating  well  known  rules  of  spelling  and 
derivation. 

The  necessity  of  the  use  of  a  speller  containing  words 
frequently  misspelled,  supplemental  to  the  regular  text 
book,  has  called  into  existence  The  Advanced  Rational 
Speller.  The  Advanced  Rational  Speller  is  a  three 
years'  record  of  the  misspelled  words  in  all  subjects 
pursued  at  the  Eastern  High  School,  Washington,  D.C. 
The  book  is  designed  for  use  in  the  high  school  and 
the  grades  immediately  below  it.  As  may  be  seen  at  a 
glance,  the  words  are  simple,  from  the  vocabulary  of 

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the  pupils  in  the  grades  below  the  high  school,  and 
are  those  for  the  most  part  that  may  be  spelled  in 
conformity  with  simple  rules  of  spelling  and  philology. 
The  record  develops  the  fact  that  pupils  enter  the  high 
school  misspelling  such  words  as  description,  separate, 
enemies,  countries,  too,  two,  turns,  employ,  until,  truly, 
losing,  seize,  receive,  believe,  friend  and  scores  of  simi- 
lar ones,  which  have  been  in  their  vocabulary  for  a 
long  time  previous  to  admission  to  the  high  school.  A 
similar  investigation  of  spelling  in  the  colleges  would 
produce  somewhat  similar  results.  High  schools  and 
colleges  have  a  way  of  thinking  that  spelling  is  not  in 
the  curriculum.  Many  college  graduates  have  been 
heard  to  say  that  they  have  never  known  a  rule  for  spell- 
ing. The  record  of  misspelled  words  referred  to  above 
shows  little  knowledge  of  spelling  rules.  Some  spellers 
contain  rules  at  the  end  of  the  book,  a  fact  that  may 
explain  the  lack  of  knowledge  of  rules ;  for  the  end  of 
the  bopk,  as  is  well  known,  is  seldom  reached.  The 
Advanced  Rational  Speller  places  the  rules  in  the  order 
of  greatest  need,  as  developed  by  the  record  of  words 
misspelled  during  the  first  term  after  admission  to  the 
high  school.  The  results  are  surprising:  the  average 
teacher  would  not  say  a  priori  that  the  spelling  rules 
most  often  violated  are  the  obviously  simple  ones  for 
doubling  the  final  consonant,  dropping  the  final  e  and 
changing  the  final  y  into  ies  for  the  plural ;  but  such 
are  the  facts  as  developed  by  the  record  referred  to 
above.  By  placing  the  rule  in  the  middle  of  a  group 
of  words  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  develop  the  rules 


PREFACE,  V 

inductively,  then  to  have  them  applied  deductively.  A 
grave  error  in  all  inductive  development  work  is  that 
it  ends  usually  with  the  generalization,  without  supple- 
menting the  inductive  work  by  hard  and  fast  deductive 
clinching  in  the  application  of  the  rules. 

Only  those  rules  and  exceptions  are  given  that  the 
record  shows  to  be  necessary.  In  event  of  an  excep- 
tion affecting  only  a  few  words,  it  has  been  thought 
best  to  learn  the  words  individually:  for  one  of  the 
objections  to  the  learning  of  spelling  rules  is  that  the 
rule  with  its  many  exceptions,  instead  of  aiding  the 
pupil,  serves  only  to  confuse  him. 

In  addition  to  the  help  of  the  spelling  rule,  the  assist- 
ance of  derivation  is  called  in.  The  word  is  analyzed 
wJienever  analysis  helps ;  many  derivatives  from  the 
same  root  are  grouped,  as  are  many  words  with  similar 
prefixes  or  suffixes ;  the  foreign  root  is  given  when  a 
help  ;  when  all  philological  association  fails  the  system 
of  mnemonics  is  appealed  to.  In  fact,  all  known  practical 
aids  resorted  to  in  the  schoolroom  in  the  struggle  for 
correct  spelling  are  called  into  requisition. 

The  spelling  record  having  been  made  up  by  the 
diligent  search  for  misspelled  words  on  pupils'  papers 
by  the  teachers  of  mathematics,  physics,  chemistry, 
botany,  zoology,  foreign  languages  and  EngUsh,  these 
words,  comprising  a  wide  range  of  commonplace  vo- 
cabulary, will  be  grouped  under  their  respective  heads. 

The  necessity  for  drill  in  spelHng  is  seen  in  the  fact 
that  certain  words,  i.e.,  description,  separate,  privilege, 
principal,  principle,  benefit,  are  misspelled  term  after 


"Vl  PREFACE. 

term,  year  after  year,  by  the  same  pupil,  after  special 
individual  practice,  philological  appeal  and  even  severe 
discipline.  It  has  been  the  privilege  of  the  writer  to 
follow  one  pupil  through  the  four  years'  course  of 
English  with  the  one  word  benefiting,  only  to  be  com- 
pelled to  explain  the  derivation  and  the  rule  for  doub- 
ling ten  times  to  the  same  individual  during  the  fourth 
year.  This  is  not  exaggeration,  but  a  recorded  fact, 
which  is  told  only  to  illustrate  the  fact  that  if  there  is  a 
royal  road  to  spelling  except  through  the  old  grist-mill, 
the  writer  has  yet  to  learn  it. 

Correct  spelling  cannot  be  gained  through  the  spelling- 
book  alone.  The  dictionary  habit  must  be  cultivated. 
The  Advanced  Rational  Speller  aims  to  present  only 
commonly  misspelled  words.  No  spelling-book  can  con- 
tain all  the  words  of  special  vocabularies,  the  special 
vocabulary  of  one  year  differing  from  that  of  the  next. 
The  change  in  the  English  course  from  De  Quincey's 
"  Revolt  of  the  Tartars "  to  Parkman's  "  Braddock's 
Defeat"  necessitates  a  change  of  the  spelling  from 
"  Koulagina  "  to  "  Monongahela."  In  addition  to  the 
spelling  text  book  in  the  hands  of  the  pupils  every 
teacher  should  make  a  progressive  spelling-book  of  his 
own.  All  words  misspelled  should  be  written  cor- 
rectly by  the  pupils  misspelling  them,  upon  a  spelling- 
board  reserved  for  the  purpose,  and  should  be  copied 
by  the  pupils  in  a  spelling  note-book,  from  which 
special  spelling  lessons  should  be  given  from  time  to 
time. 

Eternal  vigilance  is  the  secret  of  good  spelling  as  it 


PREFACE.  vii 

is  of  good  discipline,  for  spelling,  after  all,  is  mainly  a 
matter  of  discipline.  There  should  be  such  a  scrutiny 
of  written  matter  that  every  pupil  is  called  to  account 
for  every  word  that  is  misspelled.  He  should  becom- 
pelled  to  look  for  it  in  the  dictionary,  put  it  on  the 
spelling-board,  record  it  in  his  note-book,  practice  it 
a  number  of  times,  write  the  rule  involved,  derive  it, 
write  it  in  sentences  and  above  all  should  feel  the  seri- 
ousness of  the  offense  so  as  to  wish  to  avoid  it  in  the 
future  by  frequent  consultations  of  the  dictionary. 
When  pupils  leave  college,  misspelling  such  words  as 
coming,  siege,  transferred,  it  means  a  lack  of  such 
individual  criticism  throughout  the  grades,  the  high 
school  and  the  college. 

There  have  been  no  words  introduced  in  The 
Advanced  Rational  Speller  that  have  not  been  found 
on  pupils'  papers,  it  being  thought  wiser  to  concentrate 
efforts  upon  words  really  misspelled,  inasmuch  as  the 
record  shows  over  two  thousand  of  these.  Human 
nature  runs  in  grooves.  It  insists  upon  misspelling 
the  same  words  in  very  much  the  same  way,  —  separ- 
ate, seperate  ;  description,  discription ;  benefit,  benifit ; 
though  all  reason  be  lined  up  on  the  other  side.  These 
words  that,  despite  drill,  appear  again  and  again  on  the 
record  are  made  to  appear  again  and  again  in  the  re- 
views of  The  Advanced  Rational  Speller. 

Thanks  are  due  the  Principal  and  Faculty  of  the 
Eastern  High  School,  through  whose  painstaking  efforts 
in  this  research  such  a  record  of  words  as  this  has  been 
made  possible,  and  whose  united  battling  in  the  cause 


viii  PREFACE. 

of  good  spelling  and  ready  encouragement  and  sym- 
pathy at  all  times  have  made  the  teaching  of  spelling  a 
boon  rather  than  a  bugbear. 

IDA  M.   DAI.Y. 
The  Eastekn  High  School, 
Washington,  D.C. 
March,  1902. 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTE. 

While  this  Speller  was  prepared,  primarily,  for  the 
Secondary  School,  its  vocabulary  is  largely  that  of  the 
Grammar  School.  It  can  be  profitably  used  in  the 
highest  classes  of  the  Grammar  school,  to  teach,  not 
language,  upon  which  so  many  recent  Spellers  put  the 
emphasis,  but  spelling.  That  there  is  a  place  for  it, 
recent  correspondence  with  a  large  number  of  good 
schools  has  satisfactorily  proved. 

The  question  of  diacritical  marks  is  always  a  trouble- 
some one  to  both  Author  and  Publisher  of  a  Spellei;. 
After  correspondence  with  a  large  number  of  the  best 
schools.  East  and  West,  it  has  seemed  best  to  use  them 
on  only  such  words  as  are  likely  to  be  mispronounced. 


DIACRITICAL   MARKS. 

waster's  International  Dictionary. 


Long  Vowel  Sounds. 

Long  a,  a  as  in  ale,  fate,  labor,  or  e  as  in  they. 

Long  e,  e  as  in  eve,  mete,  serene. 

Long  i,  1  as  in  Ice,  time,  sight,  or  y  as  in  by. 

Long  o,  o  as  in  old,  note,  row. 

Long  u,  u  as  in  use,  mute,  pure. 

The  diacritical  mark  (-)  indicates  the  long  sound  of  the 
vowel.     The  name  of  the  mark  is  the  macron. 

Short  Vowel  Sounds. 

Short  a,  a  as  in  am,  add,  fat. 

Short  e,  6  as  in  6nd,  m6t. 

Short  i,  I  as  in  111,  pin,  or  y  as  in  pithy. 

Short  o,  6  as  in  5dd,  not,  or  a  as  in  watch. 

Short  u,  li  as  in  tip,  tiib,  study. 

The  diacritical  mark  (-)  indicates  the  short  sound  of  the 
vowel.     The  name  of  the  mark  is  the  breve. 

Modified  Long  Vowel  Sounds. 

S,,  as  in  senate,  preface,  delicate. 

e,  as  in  event,  depend,  create. 

t,  as  in  idea,  tribunal,  or  y  in  tyrannical. 

6,  as  in  obey,  t6bacco. 

ft,  as  in  unite,  human© 


X  DIACRITICAL  MARKS. 

Other  Vowel  Sounds. 

§,,  as  in  c^re,  share,  compare. 

6,  as  in  orb,  lord,  order,  or  a  as  in  all,  awe. 

%  as  in  urn,  burn,  furl. 

e,  as  in  fern,  her,  ermine. 

Long  Italian  a,  a  (ah)  as  in  arm,  far,  farther. 

Short  Italian  a,  a  (ah  short)  as  in  ask,  grass,  dance. 

Long  double  o,  o  or  oo,  or  u,  as  in  lose,  ooze,  rule. 

Short  double  o,  o  or  do,  or  u,  as  in  would,  foot,  put. 

Diphthongs. 

Diphthong  oi,  or  oy  (6  +  I),  as  in  oil,  boy. 
Dighthong  ow,  aw,  (a  +  p),  as  in  out,  cow. 

Consonants. 

g,  as  in  go,  great. 

g,  as  in  large,  gem. 

ch,  as  in  church. 

k,  -G,  or  eh,  as  in  -eob,  ehyme. 

s,  Q,  or  Qh,  as  in  faqade,  qhateau. 

The  name  of  this  diacritical  mark  (*)  is  the  cedilla j 
which  indicates  soft  sound. 

th,  as  in  thin,  through,  breath. 

iii,  as  in  this,  then,  though. 

§  or  z,  as  in  a§,  zone. 

n,  as  in  no,  none,  man. 

n,  as  in  anger,  linger,  bank. 

X  =  ks,  as  in  ax. 

^  =  gz,  as  in  example. 

The  unmarked  letter  in  a  digraph  is  to  be  taken  as  if 
silent,  as  in  break,  brgad. 

A  silent  letter  is  sometimes  written  in  italics. 


ADVANCED   EATIONAL   SPELLER 


The  principal  accent  is  indicated  by  a  heavy  mark  (  '),  and  the 
secondary  accent  by  a  lighter  mark  ('),  at  the  end  of  a  syllable. 
The  members  of  a  compound  word  are  joined  by  a  hyphen. 


LESSON   1. 

hop 

hop  ping 

hopped 

shop 

shop  ping 

shopped 

shop  per 

wrap 

wrap  ping 

wrapped 

wrap  per 

drag 

drag  ging 

dragged 

drop 

drop  ping 

dropped 

drop  per 

bag 

bag  ging 

bagged 

bag  gage 

cram 

cram  ming 

crammed 

win 

win  ning 

win  ner 

swim 

swim  ming 

swim  mer 

plan 

plan  ning 

planned 

Observe  the  rule  applied  in  the  above  words.  Mono- 
syllables  ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single 
vowel  double  the  final  consonant  before  a  suffix  beginning 
with  a  vowel.  Observe  the  same  rule  in  the  following 
words. 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER. 

•    LESSON    I    (Continued). 
plot  plot  ting  plot  ted  plot  ter 


trot 

trot  ting 

ti^  ted 

trot  ter 

fit 

fit  ting 

fitted 

fitter 

rob 

rob  bing 

robbed 

rob  ber  y 

rub 

rub  bing 

rubbed 

rub  ber 

tub 

tub  bing 

tubbed 

red 

red  dish 

Observe  the  rule  for  pronunciation.  A  vowel  followed 
hy  a  double  consonant  is  generally  short.  Hopping, 
ttibbing,  robbing  would  otherwise  be  hoping,  tubing, 
robing. 

LESSON   2. 


oc  cur' 

oc  cur'  ring 

oc  curred 

re  fer' 

re  fer'  ring 

re  ferred 

pre  fer' 

pre  fer'  ring 

pre  ferred 

trans  fer' 

trans  fer'  ring 

trans  ferred 

in  fer' 

in  fer'  ring 

in  ferred 

con  cur' 

con  cur'  ring 

con  curred 

con  trol' 

con  trol'  ling 

con  trolled 

ac  quit' 

ac  quit'  ting 

ac  quit  ted 

in  ter  mit' 

in  ter  mit'  ting 

in  ter  mit  ted 

Observe  the  rule  as  applied  in  tiie  above  words  of 
Lesson  2.  Polysyllables  accented  on  the  last  syllable 
ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by  a  single  vowel 
double  the  final  consonant  before  a  suffix  beginning  with 
a  vowel.     Observe  further. 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLED. 


re  grei/ 
o  mit' 
e  mit' 


be  gin' 
ab  hor' 
com  pel' 
de  mur' 
im  pel' 
de  ter' 
re  pel' 
ex  tol' 


LESSON   2 
re  gret'  ting 
o  mit'  ting 
e  mit'  ting 
com  mit'  ting 
be  gin'  ning 
ab  hor'  ring 
com  pel'  ling 
de  mur'  ring 
im  pel'  ling 
de  ter'  ring 
re  pel'  ling 
ex  t6l'  ling 


(Continued), 
re  gret  ted 
o  mit  ted 
e  mit  ted 
com  mit  ted 

ab  horred 
com  pelled 
de  murred 
im  pelled 
de  terred 
re  pelled 
ex  tolled 


com  mit  tal 
be  gin  ner 
ab  hor  rence 

de  mur'  rage 

de  ter  rent 
re  pel  lent 


Combine  the  rules  of  Lessons  1  and  2  in  one  rule. 
Rule  I.  —  Monosyllables^  and  polysyllables  accented  on 
the  last  syllable,  ending  in  a  single  consonant  preceded  by 
a  single  vowel,  double  the  final  consonant  before  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a  vowel. 


LESSON  3. 

suf  fer 

snf  fer  ing 

suf  f ered 

of  fer 

of  fer  ing 

of  fered 

mer'  it 

mer'  it  ing 

mer  it  ed 

broad'  en 

broad'  en  ing 

broad  ened 

red'  den 

red'  den  ing      ^ 

red  dened 

de  vel  op 

de  vel'  op  ing 

de  vel  oped 

con'  quer 

con'  quer  ing 

con  quered 

4  ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 

LESSON  3  (Continued). 
Make  an  observation  from  the  above  words.  The  ac- 
cent is  not  on  the  final  syllable.  The  rule  still  applies. 
Poll/syllables  not  accented  on  the  last  syllable  ending  in 
a  single  consonant  preceded  hy  a  single  vowel  do  not 
double  the  final  consonant  before  a  suffix  beginning  with 
a  vowel.     Observe  further. 

ben'  e  fit  ben'  e  fifing  ben  e  fit  ed 


sum' men               sum' men  ing 

smn  moned 

mod' el 

mod'  el  ing 

mod  eled 

(mod'  el  ling  allowed) 

(mod  elled    allowed^ 

re  mod' el               re  mod'  el  ing 

re  mod  eled 

ban'  quet 

;                ban'  quet  ing 

ban  quet  ed 

ap  par'  el               ap  par'  el  ing 

ap  par  eled 

jar'  gon 

jar'  gon  ing 

jar  goned 

e'  qual 

e'  qual  ing 

e  qualed 

(e'qual  ling  allowed) 

(e  quailed    allowed) 

kid' nap 

kid'  nap  ing 

kid  naped 

(kid'nap  ping  allowed)   (kid  napped  allowed 

LESSON  4. -Review. 

be  gin  ning 

of  f ered 

ben  e  fit  ing 

oc  curred 

win  ning 

suf  f  ered 

stopped 

trans  ferred 

red  dish 

pre  ferred 

red  dened 

im  pel 

ADVANCan  HATlOKAL  SPtlLLER. 


LESSON    4    (Continued). 


r,e  f  er  ring 

com  pel 

de  vel  op  ing 

im  pel  ling 

suf  f  er  ing 

de  murred 

con  trol  ling 

com  mit  ted 

ac  quit  tal 

ac  quit  ted 

wrapped 

hop  ping 

planned 

drop  ping 

re  pel 

ex  tol  ling 

LESSON  ^ 

y 

hope 

hop  ing 

come 

com  ing 

plane 

plan  ing 

planed 

tube 

tub  ing 

tune 

tun  ing 

owe 

ow  ing 

write 

writ  ing 

lg§e 

lo§  ing 

loose 

loos  ing 

loosed 

prove 

prov  ing 

proved 

dice 

di  Qing 

diced 

re  ceive 

re  ceiv  ing 

re  ceived 

close 

clos  ing 

closed 

dine 

din  ing 

dined 

de  clare 

de  clar  ing 

de  clared 

notice 

no  ti  cing 

no  ticed 

lure 

lu  ring 

lured 

place 

pla  cing 

placed 

prize 

priz  ing 

prized 

6 


ADVANCJSD  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    5    (Continued). 

hate  hat  ing  hat  ed         \ 

rise  ris  ing  _     ris  en 

love  lov  ing  loved  lov  a  ble 

be  lieve  be  liev  ing  be  lieved 

Observe  the  rule  applied  in  the  above  words. 
Rule  II.  —  A  final  silent  e  is  dropped  before  a  suffix 
heginyiing  with  a  vowel.     Observe  further. 


pro  cure 

pro  cur  ing 

pro  cured 

nau  se  ate 

nau  se  a  ting 

nau  se  a  ted 

note 

not  ing 

not  ed                not  a  ble 

res  cue 

res  cu  ing 

res  cued 

crit  i  cise 

crit  i  ci  sing 

crit  i  cised 

de  base 

de  has  ing 

de  based 

ne  ces'  si  tate 

ne  ces'  si  ta  ting 

ne  ces  si  ta  ted 

ex  er  dise 

ex  er  ci  sing 

ex  er  cised 

de  scribe 

de  scrib  ing 

de  scribed 

per  se  vere 

per  se  ver  ing 

per  se  vered 

pur  sue 

pur  su  ing 

pur  sued 

pil  lage 

pil  la  ging 

pil  laged 

post  pone 

post  pon  ing 

post  poned 

con  duce 

con  du  cing 

con  duced 

de  vise 

de  vis  ing 

de  vised 

^  re  lieve 

re  liev  ing 

re  lieved  •^— 

•"*i£as  ci  nate 

fas  ci  na  ting 

fas  ci  na  ted 

de  sire 

de  sir  ing 

de  sired             de  sir  a  ble 

gauge 

gau  ging 

gauged 

^  per  ceive 

per  ceiv  ing 

per  ceived 

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LESSON    5   (Continued). 

shine 

shin  ing 

shined 

ap  prove 

ap  prov  ing 

ap  proved 

ad  vise 

ad  vis  ing 

ad  vised 

p6l  lute 

p6l  Itit  ing 

pol lut  ed 

in  cite' 

in  cit  ing 

in  cit  ed 

al  Itide 

al  lud  ing 

al  lud  ed 

bap  tize 

bap  tiz  ing 

bap  tized 

cease 

ceas  ing 
LESSON  6. 

ceased 

dis  cours'  ing 

dis  pens  ing 

pre  sa  ging 

ag  gra  va  ting 

ag  0  ni  zing 

be  sie  ging 

dis  guis  ing 

al  le'  vi  a  ting 

bap  tiz  ing 

jour  nal  i  zing 

dis  solv  ing 

dl  ver'  ging 

ag  gre  ga  ting 

rec'  og  ni  zing 

mag  net  i  zing 

ag  i  ta  ting 

em  pha  si  zing 

ob  serv  ing 

per  suad  ing 

dis  suad  ing 

ex  cit  a  ble 

di  vid  ing 

mac  ad'  am  i  zing 

chas  ten  ing 

em  bra  cing 

en  ti  cing 

re  ceiv  ing 

pre  par  ing 

en  dur  ing 
LESSON  7. 

choos'  ing 

con  ced'ing 

ex  a.m  in  ing 

pre  ced'  ing 

pros  e  cu  ting 

per  se  cu  ting 

s6iz'  ing 

se  ergt'ing 

sub  du  ing 

securing 

sum  ma  ri  zing 

ser  e  nad  ing 

su  per  sed'  ing 

shap  ing 

sup  pes  ing 

-^an  ing 

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shin  y 

ur  ging 

so  lil'  o  qui  zing 

un  as  sum  ing 

e  quipped 
com  ing 
tran  quil  li  ty 
shin  ing 
be  gin  ning 
ben  e  fit  ing 
skim  ming 
log  ing 
ban  quet  ing 
con  trol  ling 
din  ing 
ow  ing 
pre  ferred 
ex  cit  a  ble 
blam  a  ble 


LESSON    7    (Continued). 
sur  pris  ing  thiev  ing 


strik  ing 

spir  it  u  al  i  zing 

tyr'  an  ni  zing 


de  thron'  ing 
sys'tem  ati  zing 
ac  com  mo  da  ting 


LESSON  8. -Review. 


ben  e  fit  ed 
loos  ing 
choog  ing 
writ  ten 
de  vel  op  ing 
lov  a  ble 
din  ing 
mov  a  ble 
trans  ferred 
suf  fered 
win  ning 
hop  ping 
o  mit  ting 
pur  su  ing 
tam  a  ble 


prov  ing 
plan  ing 
plan  ning 
writ  ing 
6c  cur'  ring 
6f  fered 
oc  curred 
pro  cur'  ing 
sum  moned 
ac  quit  tal 
fas  ci  na  ting 
hop  ing 
de  sir  a  ble 
com  mit  ting 
bap  tiz  ing 


LESSON  9. 
Exceptions  to  Rule  II,  Lesson  5. 
EXCEPTION  1. 
change  a  ble  cour  a  geous  no'  tice  a  ble 

charge  a  ble  ad  van  ta  geous         trace  a  ble 

dam'  age  a  ble  out  ra  geous  peace  a  ble 


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9 


LESSON    9    (Continued). 
Words  ending  in  ge  or  ce  retain  the  e  before  a  suffix 
beginning  with  a,  or  o  to  preserve  the  soft  sound.      O  and  g 
are  soft  before  e,  but  hard  before  a  and  o.     Observe 
further. 


mar  riage  a  ble 
dis  ad  van  ta'geous 
um  bra  geous 


un  man  age  a  ble         ser  vice  a  ble 
dis  cour  age  a  ble        ven  geance 
en  force  a  ble  (also     en  for  ci  ble) 


EXCEPTION  2. 


die 
lie 
hie 
vie 
tie 
un  tie 


dying 
lying 
hy  ing 
vy  ing 
ty  ing 
un  ty  ing 


Observe  in  the  above  words  a  second  exception  to 
Rule  II. 

Words  ending  in  ie  drop  the  e  and  change  the  i  into  j 
to  avoid  the  doubling  of  the  i. 


OTHER  EXCEPTIONS. 

hoe  ing 

mile  age 

swinge  ing 

shoe  ing     • 

tinge  ing 

a  gree  a  ble 

dye  ing 

singe  ing 

dis  a  gree  a  ble 

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LESSON    10. -Review. 

com  ing 

be  gin  ning 

a  gi  ta  ting 

no  tiqe  a  ble 

prac'ti-ftable 

lo§  ing 

sep  a  ra  ting 

change  a  ble 

peaQB  a  ble 

pre  ced  ing 

mu  ti  la  ting 

ow  ing 

ben  e  fit  ing 

con  cil  i  a  ting 

loos  ing 

Oc  curred 

ne  ces  si  ta  ting 

stopped 

su  per  sed  ing 

ac  quit  tal 

crit  i  ci  sing 

com  mit  ted 

shin  y 

se  cret  ing 

con  ced  ing 

blam  a  ble 

lov  a  ble 

des'  pi  ca  ble 

strik  ing 

sub  du  ing 

mov  a  ble 

ir  rec  on  ci'  la  ble 

e  rad'i-ea  ble 

ab  bre  vi  a  tion 

ab'so  lu'  tism 

tam  a  ble 

LESSON    11. -Rule  Ml. 

re  ceive 

re  ceipt 

• 

per  ceive 

ceil  ing 

con  ceive 

con  ceit 

de  ceive 

de  ceit 

ceil 

de  ceit  ful 

State  the  rule  applied  above,  —  ^^'E  follows  c  when  the 
sound  of  the  diphthong  is  e."  A  way  to  remember  it  is 
to  think  that  pronouncing  c  prolonged  makes  c-e. 


be  lieve 

be  lief 

niece 

piece 

brief 

siege 

be  siege 

be  sieged 

wield 

yield 

re  lieve 

re  lief 

grieve 

ag  grieve 

griev  ous 

grief 

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11 


LESSON    II 

(Continued). 

chief 

chief  tain 

pierce 

fierce 

lief 

shriek 

frieze 

field 

shield 

re  trieve 

re  prieve 

sor'  tie 

thief 

thieve  . 

thiev  ing 

thieved 

State  the  rule  as  applied  above,  —  "I  follows  all  other 
letters  than  c  when  the  sound  of  the  diphthong  is  e." 
The  following  words  are  exceptions  to  the  rule  :  weird, 
seize. 

LESSON    12.— Review. 


re  ceive 

con  ceit 

yield 

be  lieve 

fierce 

be  sie  ging 

de  ceive 

be  siege 

.    thief 

siege 

re  ceipt 

per  ceive 

re  lieve 

thiev  ing 

wield 

ceil  ing 

de  ceit 

chief 

shriek 

niece 

field 

seize 

shield 

chief  tain 

lief 

sei  zure 

re  lief 

piece 

ag  grieve 

de  ceit  f  ul 

grie  vous 

ceil 

frieze 

LESSON    13. -Rule  IV. 

Quality  of  being.  State  of  being. 

mean  ness  =  mean  +  ness  keen  ness  =  keen  -}-  ness 
lean  ness  =  lean  +  ness  even  ness  =  even  -f-  ness 
plain  ness  =  plain  +  ness     stub  born  ness  =  stub  born  +  iie99 


12  ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER, 

LESSON     13    (Continued). 
Cruel         like.  Loyal        like. 

cru  el  ly    =  cru  el  +  ly  loy  al  ly      =  loy  al  +  ly 

joy  ful  ly  =  joy  ful  +  ly  ^w  f ul  ly     =  aw  f  ul  +  ly 

le  gal  ly    =  le  gal  +  ly  e  qual  ly      =  e  qual  +  ly 

Not       nerve.  Not         satisfy. 

un  nerve  =  un  +  nerve  dis  satisfy  =  dis  -p  satisfy 

Not         similar  Wrong      step. 

dis  sim  i  lar  =  dis  +  sim  i  lar      mis  step      =  mis  +  step 

State  the  rule  applied  above,  —  "  The  final  letter  of  a 
word  or  prefix  is  usually  retained  before  the  same  letter 
in  the  suffix  or  root,^^     Observe  further : 

Noun  Adjec-    Ad- 

JNoun.  ^.^g_     ^g^.^^ 

ac  ci  den  tal  ly  =  ac  ci  dent  -f-  al  +  ly 
o  rig  i  nal  ly  =  or  i  gin  +  al  +  ly 
ex  cep  tion  al  ly  =  ex  cep  rlon  +  al  +  ly 
in  ci  den  tal  ly  =  in  ci  dent  +  al  +  ly 
oc  ca  sion  al  ly  =  oc  ca  sion  -f  al  +  ly 
al  ge  bra  ic  al  ly  =  al  ge  bra  ic  +  al  +  ly 

Tell  from  observing  the  above  words  how  adverbs 
are  formed.  *■'' Some  adverbs  are  formed  by  adding  ly  to 
adjectives.'"'  Hence  accidentally  =  accidental  +  ly,  not 
accident +ly.     Observe  further: 

re  spect  ful  ly  dis  re  spect  ful  ly  ir  rev'er  ent  ly 

for  mal  ly  for  mer  ly  dti  ti  ful  ly 

skill  ful  ly  (also  reg  u  lar  ly  per  pen  die  u  lar  ly 

skil  ful  ly) 

e'  go  tis'tic  al  ly  psy'cho  log'  ic  al  ly  chron'  o  log'  ic  al  ly 

spir  it  u  al  ly  spright  ly  stri  king  ly 


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tact  f  ul  ly 

se  cret  ly 

smooth  ly 

spe  cial  ly 

ti  nan'  i  mous  ly 

vig  or  ous  ly 

wool  ly 

tran  quil  ly  ' 

te  na'  cious  ly 

thor  ough  ly 

sim  i  iar  ly 
LESSON  14. 

ty  ran'  nic  al  ly 

rig  id  ly 

gra  cious  ly 

hy^p'ocrit'ically 

phys  ic  al  ly 

fi  nal  ly 

par  tial  ly 

ghast  ly 

gen  er  al  ly 

ghost  ly 

gram  mat  ic  al 

h 

hy  ster'ic  al  ly 

for  mal  ly 

pub  lie  ly 

hur  ried  ly 

fa  mil  iar  ly 

di  ag'  0  nal  ly 

dex  ter  ous  ly 

ar  ti  fi  cial  ly 

e  ven  tu  al  ly 

in  ter  nal  ly 

nat  u  ral  ly 

Ion  gi  tu'di  nal 

ly 

mu  tu  al  ly 

hor  i  zon  tal'ly 

i  den  tic  al  ly 

col  lo'  qui  al  ly 

drunk  en  ness 

o  pen  ness 

• 

thin  ness 

sul  len  ness 

LESSON   15.-Rule 

V. 

mere  ly 

pale-ness 

safe  ty 

se  rene  ly 

en  tire  ly 

ex  treme  ly 

ar  range  ment 

love  ly 

lone  ly 

lone  some 

like  ly 

def  i  nite  ly 

State  the  rule  as  applied  above,  —  ^^  Final  silent  e  is 
retained  before  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant^ 
Final  silent  e  is  dropped  only  before  a  suf&x  beginning 
with  a  vowel,  Rule  II.     Observe  further : 


14  ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 

LESSON     15    (Continued). 


im  me  di  ate  ly 
pro  por  tion  ate  ly 
clan  dgs'tlne  ly 
com  par  a  tive  ly 


de  range  ment  sep  a  rate  ly 

se  rene  ly  ag  gran'dize  ment 

ap  pro  pri  ate  ness  con  else  ness 

sin  cere  ly  base  ness 


EXCEPTION   1. 

tru  ly  =  true  +  ly 

du  ly  =  due  -f  ly 

aw  f  ul  =  awe  +  f ul 

ar  gu  ment  =  argue  +  ment 

State  the  exception  observed  above,  —  ^^Final  e  pre- 
ceded hy  a  vowel  is  dropped  in  the  above  words  before  a 
suffix  beginning  with  a  consonant,''^ 


LESSON  16. -Review. 


cru  el  ly 

keen  ness 

lone  ly 

mere  ly 

sim  i  lar  ly 

al  ge  bra  ic  al  ly 

ar  gu  ment 


mean  ness 

for  mal  ly 

plain  ness 

ac  ci  den  tal  ly 

drunk  en  ness 

du  ly 

ar  range  ment 


per  pen  die  u  lar  ly      def  i  nite  ly 


safe  ty 

tru  ly 

love  ly 

live  ly 

gram  mat  ic  al  ly 

for  lorn  ness 

for  mer  ly 

stub  born  ness 


reg  u  lar  ly 


ar  gu  men  ta  tive       S-w  f  ul 


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im  me  di  ate  ly 
com  par  a  tive  ly 
sep  a  rate  ly 
ac  tu  al  ly 
e  lope  ment 
life  less  ness 


LESSON     16    (Continued). 

chron  o  log  ic  al  ly 
ag  gran  dize  ment 
oc  ca  sion  al  ly 
ap  par  ent  ly 
en  tire  ly 
sole  ly 


real  ly 

in  ci  den  tal  ly 
o  rig  i  nal  ly 
de  fense  less 
meas  ure  ment 
clan  des  tine  ly 


bus  y 
eas  y 
speed  y 


LESSON  17.~Rule  VI. 


bus  i  ly 
eas  i  ly 
speed  i ly 


clean  ly 
like  ly 
friend  ly 


clean' li  ness 
like  li  hood 
friend  li  ness 


State  the  rule  as  applied  above,  —  "  Final  y  preceded 
hy  a  consonant  is  changed  into  i  before  a  suffix,^^ 


bus  i  ness 
lone  li  ness 
em  bod  i  ment 
ho  li  est 
hap  pi ly 
gid  di  er 
hap  pi  er 
craf  ti  ness 
fan  ci  f ul 


CO  zi  ly 

heav  i  ly 

ac  com  pa  ni  ment 

la  dies 

bus  i  er 

a  bil  i  ties 

stud  ies 

read  i ly 

read  i  ness 


love  li  ness 
or  di  na  ri  ly 
pit  i  ful 
dai  sies 
gid  di  ly 
has  ti  ly 
greed  i  er 
live  li  ness 
jol  li  ty 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SBELLEB. 


LESSON     17    (Continued). 

EXCEPTION   1. 

car'rj^  Ing  stud  y'lng  hur'rjr  Ing 

ber'ry  Ing  fan' c^  Ing  re  ply' Ing 

State  the  exception  observed  above,  —  "  Final  j  before 
a  suffix  beginning  with  i  is  retained  to  prevent  the  doub- 
ling of  the  i." 

LESSON    18.-Rule  VII. 
al  most      =  all    +  most  al  ready  =  all   -|-  ready 

al  though  =  all     +  though  al  ways  =  all   +  ways 

skill  f ul    =  skill  +  full    .  use  f ul    =  use  +  full 

ful  fill       =  full  +  fill  also  ful  fil  aw  f ul     =  awe  +  full 

State  the  rule  as  applied  above,  —  "J.  prefix  or  suffix 
ending  in  11  generally  drops  one  1  in  derivative  wordsJ*^ 


use  ful  ness 

fan  ci  ful 

el  bow 

skill  ful  ness 

un  til 

wel  come 

with  al 

al  be'It 

wel  fare 

al  to  geth  er 

ful  fill  ment   or 
ful  fil  ment 

beau  ti  ful 

aw  ful  ness 

fan  ci  ful  ness 

dis  re  spect  ful 

scorn  ful 

re  spect  ful 

respectfulness 

dis  tress  ful 

sue  cess  ful 

un  sue  cess  ful 

wo  ful  or  woe  ful 

dis  re  spect  ful  ness 

joy  ful 

fear  ful 

mer  ci  ful 

plen  ti  ful 

hope  ful 

health  ful 

health  ful  ness 

un  health  ful 

truth  ful 

help  ful 

help  ful  ness 

faith  ful 

faith  ful  ness 

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LESSON    19. -Rule  VIII. 

Not  appear 

dis  ap  pear    =  dis   -f  ap  pear 

Not  approve 

dis  ap  prove  =  dis  +  ap  prove 

Not  appoint 

dis  ap  point  =  dis   +  ap  point 

Wrongly       appropriated 

mis  ap  pro  pri  at  ed  =  mis  +  ap  pro  pri  at  ed 

Wrongly         understand 

mis  uu  der  stand     =  mis  +  un  der  stand 

Wrongly       apply 

mis  ap  ply  =  mis  +  ap  ply 

State  the  rule  applied  above,  — "  The  prefixe8  dis  and 
mis  do  not  double  the  final  s  before  a  root^  If  the  root 
begins  with  s  Rule  IV.  applies. 

dis  a  gree  dis  ap  pear  ance       dis  as  ter 

dis  burse  ment  dis  crim  i  na  tion     dis  o  bey 

dis  as  trous  dis  o  be  di  ence        dis  cr6p'  an  cy 

mis  ap  pre  hend  mis  ed  u  cate 

dis  arm  dis  solve 

dis' so  nance  dis  heart  en 

dis  hon  est  dis  hon  or 

dis  persed  dis  bursed 

dis  sec  tion  dis  sem  i  nate 

dis  sen  sion  dis  si  pate 

mis  hap'  mis  spell 

mis  guide  mis  take 

mis  cal  cu  late  mis  state 

dis  sem  bier  mls'chie  vous 

mis  con'strue  mis  de  mean' or 


mis  em  ploy 
dis  sim  u  la  tion 
dis  in  feet  ant 
dis  hon  or  a  bly 
dis  re  spect  ful 
dis  sent 
dis  suad'ing 
mis  judge 
mis  call 
dis  sat  is  fy 
mis  chief 
dis  so  lu  tion 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

20.  — Rule 

IX. 

oath 

oaths 

turn 

turns 

wag  on 

wag  ons 

return 

re  turns 

clotli 

cloths 

em  ploy 

em  ploys 

spark 

sparks 

ab  sorb 

ab  sorbs 

e  qual 

e  quals 

de  stroy 

de  stroys 

State  the  general  rule  for  forming  the  plural  of  nouns 
and  the  present  singular  of  verbs.  "  The  plural  of 
most  nouns  and  the  present  singular  ^  of  verbs  are  made 
hy  adding  s  to  the  word. 


u  surp 
ax  i  om 
ad  here 
an  te  ced  ent 
in  ci  dent 
ere  den  tial 
slm'l  le 
pie  be'ian 
par  ti  cle 
shoul  der 
col'timn 
wrap 
de  vel'op 
au  thor 
whoop 
fu  gi  tive 


u  surps 
ax  i  oms 
ad  heres 
an  te  ced  ents 
in  ci  dents 
ere  den  tials 
sIm'  I  les 
pis  be'ians 
par  ti  cles 
shoul  ders 
col'  timns 
wraps 
de  vel  ops 
au  thors 
whoops 
fu  gi  tives 
P4s  applies  to  t)ie  tl)ir4 


di  lem  ma 
ac  cord' 
ac  cept 
bu  reau 
ac  ci  dent 
for  tune 
lab  y  rinth 
plain  tiff 
oat 
ta  per 
view 

strat  a  gem 
per  form 
bas-re  lief 
vol  ume 
con  tort' 

person  indicative 


di  lem  mas 
ac  cords 
ac  cepts 
bu  reaus 
ac  ci  dents 
for  tunes 
lab  y  rinths 
plain  tiffs 
oats 
ta  pers 
views 

strat  a  gems 
per  forms 
bas-re  lief  s 
vol  umes 
con  torts' 
only. 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER.  19 

LESSON    21. -Rule  X. 


ax 

ax  es 

an  nex 

an  nex  es 

ap  proach 

ap  proach  es 

church 

church  es 

speech 

speech  es 

gas 

gas  es 

box 

box  es 

fish 

fish  es 

mo  rass' 

mo  ras  ses 

mesh 

mesh  es 

State  the  rule  applied  above,  —  "  The  plural  of  nouns 
and  the  present  singular  of  verbs  are  formed  by  adding 
the  syllable  es  to  the  word  whose  final  sound  cannot 
coalesce  with  s."  S  will  not  coalesce  with  the  sound 
of  »,  «A,  ch^  y,  X,  or  z. 

de  fense  de  fens  es  ab  sence  ab  sen  ces 

priv  1  lege  priv  i  le  ges      crit  i  cise  crit  i  ci  ses 

vil  lage  vil  la  ges  con  se  quence  con  se  quen  ces 

ac  com'  plice  ac  com'  pli  ces  glimpse  glimps  es 

in  stance  in  stan  ces        os'  tra  cise  os'  tra  ci  ses 

LESSON    22. -Rule  XI. 

al  ly'  al  lies'  emp  ty  emp  ties 

cry  cries  coun  try  coun  tries 

sup  ply  sup  plies  mon'arch  y  mon'arch  ies 

ter  ri  to  ry  ter  ri  to  ries  the  o  ry  the  o  ries 

DC  cu  py  oc  cu  pies  en  e  my  en  e  mies 

State  the  rule  applied  above, — *■'■  The  plural  of  nouns 
and  the  present  singular  of  verbs  ending  in  j preceded  by  a 
consonant  are  formed  by  changing  j  into  i  and  adding  es." 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    22    (Continued). 


ac  ces  so  ry 
di  vin  i  ty 
bound  a  ry 
f  am  i  ly 
fa  cil  i  ty 
a  nal  o  gy 
as  tron  o  my 
psychology 
ca  pac  i  ty 
col  o  ny 
cen  tu  ry 
can  o  py 
anx  i  e  ty 
van  i  ty 
shrub  ber  y 
prod  i  gy 


ac  ces  so  ries 
di  vin  i  ties 
bound  a  ries 
fam  i  lies 
fa  cil  i  ties 
a  nal  o  gies 
as  tron  o  mies 
psy  chol  o  gies 
ca  pac  i  ties 
col  o  nies 
cen  tu  ries 
can  o  pies 
anx  i  6  ties 
van  i  ties 
shrub  ber  ies 
prod  i  gies 


sum  ma  ry 
dy'nas  ty 
€ntry 
cru  el  ty 
fal  la  cy 
ar  te  ry 
phys  i  ol  o  gy 
e  con  o  my 
com  e  dy 
col' 16  quy- 
con  tro  ver  sy 
artificiality 
a  pol  o  gy 
so  lil'o  quy 
proph  e  cy 
li  bra  ry 


sum  ma  nes 
dy'nas  ties 
en  tries 
cru  el  ties 
fal  la  cies 
ar  te  ries 
phys  i  ol  o  gies 
e  con  o  mies 
com  e  dies 
col'  16  quies 
con  tro  ver  sies 
artificialities 
a  pol  o  gies 
so  lil'o  quies 
proph  e  cies     ^ 
li  bra  ries 


Note  the  inflection  when  the  final  ^  is  preceded  by 
a  vowel. 


day 

days 

mon  key 

mon  keys 

gal  ley 

gal  leys 

al  ley 

al  leys 

jour  ney 

jour  neys 

tour  ney 

tour  neys 

State  the  rule  as  applied  above,  — "  The  plural  of 
nouns  and  the  present  singular  of  verbs  ending  in  y  pre- 
ceded by  a  vowel  are  formed  regularly,'''     See  Rule  IX. 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER,'  21 

LESSON  23.-Rule  XII. 

mu  lat  to  mu  lat  toes       fo  li  o  f o  li  os 

ne  gro  ne  groes  cam  e  o  cam  e  os 

po  ta  to  po  ta  toes  or  a  to  ri  o        or  a  to  ri  os 

tomato  tomatoes         Inta^rio  In  ta^l'ios 

State  the  rule  applied  above,  —  "  Nouns  ending  in  o 
'preceded  hy  a  consonant  add  es,  hut  preceded  hy  a  vowel 
add  s  to  form  the  pluraV^  The  language  generally 
avoids  a  succession  of  vowels. 

OTHER  IRREGULAR  PLURALS. 

fo  cus  fo  ci  nu'cl§  lis  nti'clS  i 

phSnSm'^nSn  phe  n6m'§  n^  au  torn' a  ton  an  t6m'a  ta 

basis  bases  syn  op'sis  syn  op'ses 

a  nal  y  sis         a  nal  y  s6s  ax  is  ax  es 

crisis  crises  hy  poth'e  sis  hj^poth'eses 

ver  tex  ver  ti  ces  v6r't6x  vSr'tl  ces 


LESSON    24. -Review. 

oaths 

wag  ons 

en  e  mies 

gas  es 

sparks 

an  nex  es 

u  surps 

speech  es 

coun  tries 

gal  leys 

ne  groes 

or  a  to  f  i  os 

ver  ti  ces 

oc  cu  pies 

mel  o  dies 

li  bra  ries 

ab  sen  ces 

mo  ras  ses 

cloths 

re  turns 

ap  proach  es 

in  stan  ces 

a  nal  o  gies 

po  ta  toes 

to  ma  toes 

al  leys 

al  lies' 

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(LESSON    24    Continued). 


a  nal  y  ses 
ab  sorbs 
ne  ces  si  tates 
llq'ue  fles 
guar' an  ties 
phe  nom'e  non 
ax  es 
vil  la  ges 
col  lo  quies 
aux  il  ia  ries 
ci  vil  i  ties 


be  stows 
de  vel  ops 

0  va  ries 
mel  o  dies 
ni  ce  ties 
phe  nom  e  na 
syn  op  ses 
box  es 

so  lil  o  quies 
Al  le  gha  nies 

01  i  gar  chies 


em  ploys 
wraps 

mo  nop  o  lies 
shrub  ber  ies 
rob  ber  ies 
he  roes 
priv  i  le  ges 
chur  ches 
cen  tu  ries 
ju  ries 
anx  i  e  ties 


LESSON   25. 

Bene  =  well,  Facere  =  to  do. 

Well  does     one  who 

ben  e  f ac  tor    =  ben  e  +  fact  +  or 

Well  doing      act  of 

ben  e  fac  tion  =  ben  e  +  fact  +  ion 

Well  does       one  who 

ben'e  fit  er       =  ben  e  +  fit 


ben  e  fit  ing 
be  nef'i  cent 
ben  e  fice 


ben  e  fit  ed 
be  nev  o  lent 
be  nev  o  lence 


+  er 

ben  e  fi  cial 
ben  e  fi  ci  ar  y 
ben  e  die  tion 


What  vowel  is  in  the  second  syllable  o£  all  derivative 
words  with  the  prefix  bene  ? 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER.  23 

LESSON    25    (Continued). 
The  prefix  de  =.  down. 
Down      to  write 

de  scribe        =  de  -f-  scribe  (seribere  =  to  write) 

Down      writing        act  of 

de  scrip  tion  =  de  +  script  +  ion 

Do\ra      to  build 

de  stroy  =  de  +  stroy    (struere   =  to  build) 

Down       building       having  the  quality 

de  struc  tive  =  de  +  struct  +  ive 

What  is  the  vowel  of  the  first  syllable  of  the  derivar 
tive  words  given  above  ?     Why  ? 

End         having 

fi  nite       =  fin  -|-  ite  {finis  =  end) 

Down      to  end    having 

def  i  nite  =  de  -|-  fin  +  ite  (finire  =  to  end) 

in  fin  i  tive  de  fin  i  tive  def  i  ni  tion 

in  fin  i  ty  af  fin  i  ty  def  i  nite  ness     . 

What  is  the  vowel  of  the  penult  and  antepenult  of 
the  derivative  words  above  ?     Why  ? 

Down      to  hang 

de  pend  =  de  +  pend  (pendere  =  to  hang) 

Down    hang         ing 

de  pend  ent  =  de+pend+ent 

Down    to  climb 

de  scend  =  de  +  scend  (seandere  =  to  climb) 

Down      climbs  ing 

de  scend  ant  (adj.)  =  de  -f  scend  +  ant 

•  Down      climbs   •       one  who 

de  seen  dant  (noun)  =  de  +  scend  +  ant 

Down      climbing       act  of 

de  seen  sion  =  de  +  scens  +  ion 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


de  gen  er  ate 
de  scrip  tion 
de  scent 
de  clen  sion 
de  fense  less 
in  de  pend  ent 
de  lin  quen  cy 
d6v  as  ta'  tion 
de  pos  it 
de  fraud 
de  nun  ci  a'  tion 


LESSON   26. 

be  nev  o  lent 
ben  e  fit  ing 
ben  6  fitted 
de  fens  es 
de  seen  sion 
in  de  pend  ence 
dem'  on  stra  ting 
de  vel  op 
de  fi  cien  cy 
de  ter  mine 
in  de  fin'  a  ble 


deg  ra  da  tion 
de  stroy  ing 
de  struc  tive 
de  fend  ant 
def  i  nite 
de  pend  ent 
de  te'  ri  o'  rate 
de  vel  op  ment 
def  i  ni  tion 
de  ceased 
in  def  i  nite 


LESSON    27, 

WORDS   RELATING  TO   MATHEMATICS. 


'com  pie  ment 

com  pie  men  ta  r  y 
per  pen  die  u  lar 


Completes       that  which 

comple  +  ment  (complere  =  to  fill  out) 

having  the  quality 

complement  4-ary 


ver  ti  cal  ho  mol'o  gotls 

par  al  lei  straight 

trap's  zoid  tr^  pe'zl  tim 

e  qual  e  quals 

Supplies         that  which 

=  supple  +  ment  (supplere  =  to  fill  up) 

Supplement  having  the  quality 

sup  pie  men'ta  ry  =  supplement  +  ary 

rhom  bus  hf  p6t'S  nase  dl  vis'i  ble 

prin  ci  pie  rule  ad  e  quate 


per  pen  die  u  lar  ly 
I  sSs'cS  les 
e  qui  lat  er  al 

sup  pie  ment. 


At)VANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


25 


ho  m6  ge'nS  otis 
al  g^  bra'Ic  al  ly 
bal  anced 
con  tig'u  Otis 
di  am'e  ter 
the' 6  r6m 
bi  sec  tor 
ad  di  tion 
di  men  sion 
e  qua  tion 
for  tj 


LESSON    27    (Continued). 

het  er  o  ge'n^  otis 

an  a  lyze 

cir  cum  fer  ence 

con  tl  gu'i  tf 

dif  fer  ence 

there  fore 

par  al  leled 

al  ge  bra'Ic 

eighth 

e  quiv  a  lent 

four 


sim  i  lar 

ex  pla  na  tion 

CO  6f  fi'cient 

dem'  on  stra  ting 

in  te  ger 

ther  mom  e  ter 

pa  pgn'thS  sis 

an  gle 

e  lim  i  nate 

f  ac  tor 

fourth 


hor  i  zon  tal 
lon'gi  tude 
men  su  ra'tion 
naught 
pyr  a  mid 
re  suit  ant 
seg  ment 
sym  bol 
ul  te  ri  or 
vol  ume 
bi  no  mi  al 
depth 


LESSON    28. 

MATHEMATICS   (Continued). 

in'di  ces  in'te  gral 

longi  tu'dinally 
mil  li  me  ter 
plane 


quan  ti  ty 

sea  lene 

sta  tion  a  ry 

two 

in  te  ri  or 

pro  por  tion  al  ly 

chord 

e  qui  an  gu  lar 


math  e  mat  ics 

mul  ti  pie 

pol  y  gon 

quo  tient 

scales 

sub  trac  tion 

twelfth 

va  ry  ing 

a  cute 

cyl  in  der 

par  al  lel'ogram 


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WORDS 
ab  sorb 
ad  a  mant 
ad  hered 
al  bu'men 
al  ka  line 
a  nal  o  gy 
an  a  lyzed 
ap  er  ture 
at  mos  phere 
beak  er 
o  dor 

buoy  an  cy 
cap  il  lar'i  ty 
cen  ti  grade 
chem  is  try 
CO  here 
crys  tal  lize 
due  til  i  ty 


LESSON     29. 

RELATING  TO   THE 
ab  sorbs 
ad  her  ence 
ad  he  sive 
al  CO  hoi 
am  mo  ni  a 
a  nal  o  gous 
a  nat  o  my 
ap  pa  ra'tus 
a  voir  du  pois 
bl  tti'mgn 
par  af  fin 
buoy  ant 
cap  sules 
cen  ti  me  ter 
chlo  ride 
com  pres  si  ble 
de  o  dor  ize 
ef  fer  vesce 


SCIENCES, 
a  ce'tic 
ad  here 
a  e'ri  al 
al  i  men'ta  ry 
an  a6s  thet'ic 
an  a lyze 
an  ti  sep  tic 
ar  se  nic 
bal loon 
blu  ish 
e  soph  a  gus 
cap'il  la  ry 
car  bon  ate 
chlo  ro  form 
cha  6s 
crys  tal 
due  tile 
ef  fer  ves  cent 


LESSON    30. 

SCIENCES    (Continued). 
e  lee  tr6l'y  sis  el  e  ment 


es  sence 
fll'a  ments 
fo  li  age 
hab'I  tat 
ker  o  sene 


es  sen  tial 

fil  trate - 

freeze 

hy  dro  chlo'ric 

lar  va 


e  qui  lib'  ri  um 
e  the'rg  al 
flex  i  ble 
f  til'  crtim 
In'su  late 
lar  vae 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


27 


lab' 6  ra  t6  ry 
mal  le  a  ble 
me  di  a 
mus  cle 
ox  y  gen 
par  a  site 
phos'pho  rus 
prop  a  ga  tion 
sol  11  ble 
sul  phur 
va  por 
ves  sel 


LESSON    30    (Continued), 
li  que  fy 
mal  le  a  bil'  i  ty 
met  al 
mus  cu  lar 
ow  let 
par  a  sit  ic 
pith     ball 
rar  e  fy 
spig  ot 
tar  tar 
ver  te  brate 
zinc 


lit  mus 
mam  mal 
me  tar  lie 
os'cil  late 
or  i  gin 
pes  tie 
prop  a  gate 
re  cep  ta  cle 
sul  phate 
test   tube 
vol  a  tile 
CO  lie  sion 


LESSON   31  . 

WORDS   RELATING  TO   THE   LANGUAGES. 

ac  CU  sa  tive  al  lifer  a'tion 

gram  mat  ic  al  pos  ses  sive 

an  te  ced  ent  an  te  pe  nult 

aux  il  ia  ry  ba  thos 

con  so  nant  co-or  di  nate 

ex' pie  tive  fem  i  nine 


ab  la  tive 
gram  mar 
af  firm  a  tive 
ap  pos  i  tive 
com  par  a  tive 
de  clen  sion 
gen'i  tive 
im  per  a  tive 
met  a  phor 
nom  i  na  tive 
o  n6m'  a  tope 
pas  sive 
rhyme 


ge  riin'dlve 
Lat  in  ism 
me  ton  y  my 
ob  so  lete 
on'omat'opoe'ia 
par  ti  tive 
rhythm 


hor'ta  to  ry 
mas  cu  line 
nar  ra  tive 
ob'li  ga  to  ry 
on'o  mat'  o  po  6t'ic 
plu  per  feet 
sen  tence 


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sub  or  di  nate 
syn  o  nym 
syn  op  sis 
pen  tam'e  ter 
trim  e  ter 
voc  a  tive 
cop  u  la 
in  ter  jec  tion 


LESSON    31     (Continued), 
syl  la  ble 
syn  on'y  mous 
tau  tol  o  gy 
tran  si  tive 
tro  cha  ic 
ad  ver  sa  tive 
diph  thong 
neu  ter 


sjr  n6c'd6  ek^ 
syn  the  sis 
te  trSm'e  ter 
tran  si  tion  al 
tro  ekee 
fig  ur  a  tive 
hy  pgr'bo  1$ 
sim'l  1$' 


LESSON    32. 

WORDS   RELATING  TO   HISTORY. 


ac  ces  sion 
Al  ci  bi'a  des 
A  mer  i  can 
an  ni'hi  la' tion 
ar  chi  tec  ture 
Ar'is  tot  le 
Ar  yan 
As  syr'i  an 
at  tack 
au'gti  ry 
be  sie  ging 
Brit  ons 
Can  a  da 
cav  al  ry 
civ  i  li  za  tion 
Chris  tian 
colo  nel 
con  fed  er  a  cy 


aide-de-camp 

am  mu  ni  tion 

al  lies' 

an  tag  o  nism 

ar  chi  tec  tu  ral 

Ar'is  to  te'li  an 

as  sas  si  nate 

A  the  ni  an 

at  tack  er 

Bab  y  lo  ni  an 

siege 

Brit  ish 

Cat  i  line 

cen  tu  ri  on 

Qh6v'  a  lier' 

cit  a  del 

col  umn 

con  spir  a  tor 


Al  ex  an  dri  a 
an  ni  hi  la  ted 
al  lied 
ar  cha'ic 
Ar  is  ti'des 
Ar  thur 

as  sas  si  na  tion 
As  to  lat 
Au  gus'tan 
bel  lig'er  ent 
Beth  le  hem 
Brit  ta  ny 
Can  ca'sian 
cen  tral  i  za  tion 
chro  nol  o  gy 
CO  los  sal 
cSm'man  dant^ 
Cos  sacks 


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29 


cu  ng'i  form 

de  moc  ra  cy 

Dis  sent  er 

Egypt 

Ep  i  cu  re  an 

ex  pe  di  tion 

for  eign 

gov  em  or 

Gre  cian 

He'ra 

i  dol  a  try 

in  de  pend  ence 

Jap  a  nese 

Ma  cau  lay 

ma  neu  ver 

mas  sa  cred 

mo  nar'chic  al 

op  pres  sion 


LESSON    33. 

HISTORY    (Continued). 
Del  a  ware 
de  pend  en  cy 
ec  cle  si  as  tic  al 
E  liz'abetVan 
E  thi  o'pi  an 
fam  ine 
for  eign  er 
Graeco-Persian 
Greece 
Her  cu  les 
in  au  gu  ra  tion 
Is  ra  el 
lieu  ten  ant 
Ma  -^i  a  vel'  ian 
Mar  a  thon 
Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 
Mo  sa  ic 
or  a  cle 


del  e  gate 
di  plo'ma  cy 
ed  i  fice 
Eng  lish 
e  vac  u  a  tion 
feu  dal 
fu  gi  tive 
Great   Brit  ain 
gulYlo  tine 
hi'er  o  glyph'ics 
im  pe  ri  al 
Is  ra  el  ites 
loy  al  ty 
Ma  nil  a 
mar  tial 
Mem  phis 
0  lym  pi  an 
pa  py'rtls 


Par  a  dise 
Par'thS  n5n 
Phil'ip  pines 
pon  tif'i  cate 
PrSt'es  tant 


LESSON    34. 

HISTORY   {Continued). 

Par'lla  ment 
peas  ant 
pie  be  ians 
Por'tu  guese 
Pu  ri  tan  ism 


Pha'ra  oh 
Pel  o  pon  ne  sian 
'p6Vf  the  ism 
Psy  che 
quaes  tor 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    34    (Continued) 
Ram  e  ses  re  bel  lion 

rep  re  sent  a  tives   sac  ri  le  gious 


seep  ter 

sen  ti  nel 

Sol  o  mon 

steppe 

su'ze  rain  ty 

Tes  ta  ment 

Ther  mop'y  lae 

Tro  jan 

un  con  quer  a  ble 


se  ces  sionT 
ser  geant 
sov  er  eign 
St.  Peters  burg 
Syr  a  cnse 
The  bans 
The'  sens 
troops 
pre  rSg'a  tive 


E,e  nais  sance 

sar  coph'a  gus 

S6m'  ites 

Sic  i  ly 

sphinx 

su  prgm'a  cy 

tgn'ets 

The  mis' to  cles 

tour  na  ment 

in  vin  ci  ble 

war  ri  or 


dis  as  ter 
Ian  guor 
re  f  rac  to  ry 
cap  tain 
re  sent  ment 
strat  e  gy 
im  pu  dent 
gran'  detir 
pal  li  a  tion 
cer  tain 
sus  tain 
choose 
deal 
their 


LESSON    35. 

en  sconced 
im  mi  nence 
ex  hort 
vil  lain 
strat  a  gem 
stra  te'gic 
vul  ner  a  ble 
pal  li  ate 
own 

com'pe  tent 
ad  vice 
chose 
dealt 
per  haps 


en  hanced 
tract 

ex  hor  ta  tion 
vil  lain  y 
tran  sient 
per  verse 
con  cealed 
o  di  ous 
own  er 
cru  el  ty 
en  tice 
cho  sen 
death 
guilt 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


31 


hes'i  tan  cy 
sup  ply 
en  dure 
in  tel  lect 
el  o  quent 
sus  pense 
pre  pare 


LESSON    35    (Continued). 
wrath 
sup  ply  ing 
en  dur  ing 
in  tel  lee  tu  al 
im  mense 
sep  a  rate 
prep  a  ra  tion 


al  lot  ment 
sup  plied 
al  lowed 
in  tel  li  gent 
en  no  ble 
sep  a  ra  tion 
re  sour  ces 


LESSON    36. 


to  geth  er 
mo  nar  chic  al 
per  se  ver  ance 
flour  ish  ing 
tern'  per  a  ment 
sym'  me  try 
By  ron 
sur  prised 
oc  cur  rence 
ad  dicf  ed 
hu  mor 
tac  i  tur  ni  ty 
con  sci  en  tious 
con  scions  ness 
far  thest 
shep  herd 
re  peat 
in  ter  est 


reign 
re  scind 
rep  u  ta  tion 
ser  vant 
phi  los  o  pher 
sym  met'  ric  al 
so  lie  it  or 
sus  pi  cious 
ir  re  sist  i  ble 
im'  pe  tus 
rep'  a  ra  ble 
ve  rac  i  ty 
con  sci  en  tious 
vil  lage 
char  i  ty 
ex  hort 
rep  e  ti  tion 
ex  ist  ence 


reigned 

su  per  sti  tious 
brav  er 
priv  i  lege 
ob  sta  cle 
cloud  ed 
ad  ap  ta  tion 
sane  tu  a  ry 
en  light  en  ment 
di  dac  tic 
o  be  di  ence 
con  science 
ness  con  scions 

right  eous  ness 
char  i  ta  ble 
ex  hor  ta  tion 
ab  bre  vi  ate 
uec  es  sa  ry 


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LESSON    36    (Continued). 
coun  cil  sole  (only)  soul  (spirit) 

pro  fess  pro  fes  sion  e  lu  sive 

dif  fu  sion  hon  or  hon  or  a  ble 

dis  hon  or  a  ble        os  ten  ta'tious  de  vel  op 


syn  o  nym 

Job 

el  i  gi  ble 

Ma  chi  a  vel  ian 

phys  ic  al 

mor  als 

speech  es 

at  ten  u  a  ted 

in  gen  ious 

nar  rat  ing 

too 

du  el 

por  ce  lain 

af  feet  ed 

sus  te  nance 

sa  li'  va 

ath  lete 

cus  torn  er 

o  pin  ion 

com  mend  a  ble 

ut  ter 

borne 


LESSON     37. 
syn  on  y  mous 
Wednes  day 
strength 
phys  ic 
in  ev'  i  ta  ble 
mo  ral  i  ty 
ex  trav  a  gant 
in  gen  u  ous 
ag'  gre  gate 
nar  ra  tive 
pe  nal 

con  tempt  i  ble 
fil  a  ment 
qui  es  cent 
spe  cies 
in  ci  dents 
ath  let  ic 
o  mis  sion 
phy  si  cian 
pre  dom  i  nant 
pac  i  fied 
al  to  geth  er 


Tues  day 

per  sist  ent 

su  per  cil'i  ous 

phys  ics 

in  dis'  pu  ta  ble 

speech 

ex  trav  a  gance 

crit  i  cise 

nar  rate 

neg'  li  gence 

pen  al  ty 

un  less 

ef  feet  ed 

lat  er  al 

sieve 

in  Stan  ces 

mu  si  cian 

in  no  cent 

oc  ca  sion 

led 

Bel  gi  ans 

com  mit  tee 


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33 


LESSON    37    (Continued), 
prep  a  ra  tion  pre  par'  a  to  ry 


there 

pre  cip'i  tate 
ab  sence 
per  cep  ti  ble 
st6  re  Sp'ti  con 
bar  ris  ter 
pros  e  cute 


poi  son 

tern  per  a  ture 
ab  sen  ces 
fur  ther 
vis  i  ble 
del  e  gate 
per  se  cute 


lus  trous 
poi  son  ous 
lu  mi  nous 
by  dro  gen 
st6  re  o  type 
in  vis  i  ble 
sou  ve  nir 
psy'  chic 


LESSON    38.— Dictation   Exercise. 

AN   INCIDENT. 

An  incident  occurred  at  the  siege  of  a  village  in  China, 
which  illustrates  how  a  particularly  exasperating  disap- 
pointment may  truly  prove  a  benefit. 

Fascinated  by  the  description  of  a  soldier's  existence,  and 
hoping  to  be  transferred  to  active  service,  William  Smith 
had  enlisted  in  the  regular  army.  Two  years  of  military 
life  had  developed  and  benefited  him,  although  it  had  not 
procured  for  him  the  fame  for  which  he  had  been  plan- 
ning and  which  he  was  determined  on  winning. 

It  befell,  once,  that  Sergeant  Smith,  owing  to  his  having 
been  accidentally  shot  in  the  ankle,  was  left  behind  in 
camp.  He  was  beginning  to  believe  that  the  wound  would 
not  receive  proper  attention.  Until  he  was  shot  he  had 
been  hurrying  forward,  stopping  always  with  reluctance, 
and  summoning  all  his  will  power  to  aid  in  subduing  and 


34  ADVANCED   RATIONAL   SPELLER. 

LESSON    38    (Continued). 
controlling  his  not  easily  tamable  impetuosity.      Now  he 
was  sulking  in  his  tent,  studying  a  map  showing  the  prin- 
cipal villages  of  the  province,  and  wishing  he  had  not  been 
separated  from  his  comrades. 

^'Whsd, principle  did  the  Captain  act  on?"  he  said  crossly 
to  himself.  "  I  am  not  hlamahle.  I  offered  to  go.  It  is 
not  a  privilege  to  stay  here.  I  am  not  benefiting  by  it. 
Did  I  dissatisfy  him  ?  Does  he  disapprove,  too,  of  me  ? 
What  could  impel  him  ?     I  dissent  from  the  order." 

He  seized  his  rifle  and  left  the  camp.  It  was  noticeable 
that  in  doing  this  he  committed  a  grave  breach  of  discipline 
for  which  an  acquittal  would  be  difficult. 

He  had  not  gone  far,  and  already  was  almost  faint  with 
pain,  when  he  was  startled  by  the  appearance  of  some- 
thing shiny. 

"  Spears,"  he  whispered.  Concealing  himself,  he  watched 
them  disappear  in  the  woods.  When  they  reappeared,  he 
arose  suddenly,  fired  his  rifle,  and  rushed  upon  them.  The 
Boxers  threw  away  their  weapons  and  fled  tumultuously. 

Smith  was  first  reprimanded  for  his  breach  of  discipline, 
and  then,  although  he  had  disobeyed  orders,  was  regularly 
appointed  first  a  lieutenant  and  afterwards  a  captain. 


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LESSON  39. 

Observe  the  sound  of  s  in  the  last  syllable  of  the 
following  words :  — 

de  111  §ion  col  Iti  §ion 

il  Iti  §ion  oc  ca  §ion 

e  lu  gion  de  ri  gion 

•  dif  fu  §ion  ex  clti  §ion 


de  ci  gion 
pre  ci  gion 
re  vi  gion 
col  li  gion 


The  syllable  sion  in  the  above  words  is  pronounced 
zhun.  Observe  the  sound  of  8  in  the  last  syllable  of 
the  following  words  :  — 


ver  sion 
ex  cur  sion 
con  ver  sion 
dis  per  sion 
im  mer  sion 


e  mer  sion 
in  ver  sion 
as  per  sion 
re  ver  sion 
di  ver  sion 


sub  mer  sion 
sub  ver  sion 
in  cur  sion 
ex  pul  sion 
o  mis  sion 


The  termination  sion  in  the  above  words  is  pro- 
nounced shun.  What  is  the  difference  between  the 
two  sets  of  words?  State  the  rule  for  the  pronuncia- 
tion of  the  termination  sion. 

The  termination  sion  immediately  preceded  by  an 
accented  vowel  is  pronounced  zhun ;  the  termination 
sion  immediately  preceded  by  a  consonant  of  an  accented 
syllable  is  pronounced  shun. 


-« 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLEB. 


LESSON    39    (Continued). 
Pronounce  the  following  words :  — 


man  sion 
vi  sion 
con  vul  sion 
sua  sion 
CO  lie  sion 


con  fission 
as  cen  sion 
con  tu  sion 
ex  cur  sion 
ex  plo  sion 


ver  sion 
con  ver  sion 
dis  per  sion 
as  per  sion 
in  ver  sion 


LESSON    40. 
Observe  the  sound  of  g  in  the  following  words : 


writ  mg  (not  wri 

[tin)  watch  ing 

sing  mg 

some  thing 

com  ing 

pud  ding 

seek  ing 

help  ing 

going 

be  gin  ning 

judg  ing 

not  ing 

fight  ing 

e  ven  ing 

see  ing 

giv  ing 

say  ing 

draw  ing 

The  dropping  of  the  ^  is  a  sign  of  an  uneducated 
person.     Sound  the  t  in  the  following  words :  — 


kept  (not  kep) 

cor  rect 

acts 

just 

ob  ject 

de  feet'  - 

per  feet 

ex  cept 

ab  stract 

crept 

prod  uct 

ac  cept' 

dl  reef 

past 

just  as 

Distinct  enunciation  is  a  sign  of  an  educated  person. 


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LESSON  41. 

Observe  the  sound  of  u  in  the  following  words :  — 


duty 

al  lude 

de lude 

stu  pen  dous 

6  Itide 

news  (ntiz) 

il  In  sion 

lute 

re  duced 

e  M  sion 

stu  pid 

in  dtice 

lu  di  crous 

il  lude 

av'e  nue 

The  pronunciation  of  duti/  as  dooti/,  and  stupid  as 
stoopid,  is  a  sign  of  an  uneducated  person.  Pronounce 
aloud  the  following  words  :  — 


ad  duce' 

tune 

con  stime 

a  new' 

de  lu'  sion 

con  elude 

il  lu  sive  (not  ziv) 

ap  ti  tude 

con  clu  sive  (not  ziv) 

cu'li  na  ry 

im  por  tune 

in  tti'i  tive 

jti've  nlle 

Ju'pi  ter 

Lti  cy 

lu  cid 

Lu  ther 

luke'warm 

lu  ore 

plume 

pre  elude 

prg'lude 

pro  duce 

res  0  lute 

res  0  lu  tion 

re  sume 

slew  (slti) 

so  lu  tion 

stu  dent 

sub  due 

tube 

duty 

stu  pid 

LESSON  42. 

Observe  the  sound  of  th  in  the  following  words :  — 

moths  wreaths  cloths  baths 

mouths  laths  paths  oaths 

with  (prep.)      beneath  booth  be  queath 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    42    (Continued). 
In  the   above   words   th  is  sounded,    not  aspirated, 
Sound  the  h  in  the  following  words :  — 


wharf 

whale 

where 

Whig 

whence 

whip 

whi  ther 


where  as 

when 

which 

whet 

whiff 

whirl 

whit  tie 


what 

why 

where  fore 

wheel 

whim 

whisk 

whiz 


whe  ther 

while 

where  with 

whey 

whine 

whis  tie 

whorl 


Observe  the  sound  of  a  in  the  following  words 


half 

calf 

palm 

alms 

calm 

psalm 

saZve 

haZve 

aZ  mend 

dra  ma 

gape 

balm 

can't 

sha'n't 


past  aunt  (not  ant)     down  (ao) 

ask  launch 

grass  staunch 

dance  laun  dry 

glass  laugh 

com  mand         daunt 

cast  haunch 

fast  jaunt 


con  trast'  (v.)  haunt 

gasp  taunt 

last  laun  der 

mask  laun  dress 

mast  gaunt 

path  gaunt  let 

In  pronouncing  a  and  a  the  mouth  should  be  open 
wide  enough  to  insert  two  fingers.  Read  aloud  the 
following :  — 


town 
ground 
found 
a  round 
how 
crowd 
sound 
now 
bound 
al  low 
cow 
house 
.  hound 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


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LESSON    42    (Continued). 

What  whim  led  White  Whitney  to  whittle,  whistle, 
whisper  and  whimper  near  the  wharf  where  a  floundering 
whale  might  wheel  and  whirl? 

At  half  past  two  the  crowd  wheeled  down  town  and 
then  around  the  Capitol  grounds. 

LESSON   43. 

Observe  the  accent  in  the  following  words  r  — 

en  tire'  mis  con'strue  spe'cial  ty 

im'pi  ous  pas' tor  al 

pre  cSd'ence  cas'u  al  ty 

pgr'emp  to  ry  dgf'i  cit 

re  cess'  de  feet' 

ir  rev'o  ca  ble  des'pi  ca  ble 

lam' en  ta  ble  com' pa  ra  ble 

a  dult'  al  ly'  (n.  and  v.) 


i  de'a 
in  qui'ry 
es  tate' 
dis  course' 
mu  se'um 
in  dis'pu  ta  ble 
in  com' pa  ra  ble 
ad' mi  ra  ble 
va  ga'ry 
a  cu'men 
bi'cy  cle 
ag'ri  cul'ture 
com' pen  sate 
ir  rgp'a  ra  ble 
gon'  do  la 
the' a  ter 


ad  dress' (n.  and  V.)  ab'ject 
a'  li  as  ac  cli'mate 

Ar'is  to  te'li  an 
leg' is  la  ture 


fl  nance' 
dem'on  strate 
ob'se  quies 
con  do'lence 
rev'o  ca  ble 


con'dt^lt 

preface   (n.  and  v.) 

op  po'nent 

l6g'  ate 

stra  te'gic 

qui' nine 

ex'quis  ite 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER, 


LESSON    44. 

Words  often  mi 

Lspronounced :  — 

to  (not  tti) 

Di  og'ra  phy 

do 

sa  tir'  ic  al 

for  (not  fur) 

Ire' land 

at   all   (not  a  tall) 

rrish 

de  vel  op  them  (not  develop  'm)oy s'  ter   (not   oish  ter) 
both  of   them 
au'thor    (not   a  ther) 


to' ward  (to'erd) 

daugh'ter   (not  da  ter) 

slaugh'  ter 

col'timn 

na'ti&re 

lit'er  a  ture 

a6s  thet'lc 

con  splr'a  cy 

e  qua'tion  (shun) 

Feb  ru  a  ry    (not  Feb  u) 

his' to  ry    (not   histry) 

s6c're  ta  ry  (not  secertary) 

6f'^en    (not  teri) 

drowned    (not  drownded) 

what   (not  wut) 

au^  il'iar  y   (not  auxilery) 

bou  quet'   (not  bo) 


Par'llci  ment 

rec'og  nize 

gov'ern  ment    (sound  v) 

at  tacked'    (not   attacted) 

li'bra  ry    (not  li  ba  ry) 

per  form'   (not   pre  form) 

per  haps' 

per'spi  ra  tion   (not  pres) 

chim'ney    (not  chim  ley) 

lab' 6  ra  to  ry 

ge  og'ra  phy    (not  jog) 

a  rlth'me  tic    (not  rith) 

yeast   (not  east) 

thought   (not  th6t) 

sSf'^en 

ath  let'ics   (not  atheletics) 

wa§    (not  w1i§) 

ap  pa  ra'tus 

cour'te  ous 


RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


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LESSON    45. 

Words  often  mispronounced  (continued^  :  — 


bi'cy  cle 

hoist   (not  hist) 

mgas'ure   (not  ma'sure) 

heai-th   (not  herth) 

hei  nous   (ha' nous) 

pretty   (prit  ty) 

d6af   (not  def) 

dSn'key    (not  diin) 

rath  er 

sSlI  mon 

Cau  ca'sian  (shan  not  zhan) 

squa'lor 


far    (not  fur) 

frSm  (not  f rum) 

ggn'u  Ine 

a  gain   (a  g6n    not 

tfny 

hoof   (not   hoof) 

roof   (not   roof) 

rgp'tlle 

an'  swer 

faZ'con 

Pal  es  tine 

bron  chi'tis 


a  gan) 


Cin  cln  na'ti  (not  Cincinnati!)    o  b6s' i  ty 


j6c'und 

swathed 

arc  tic   (not  ar  tic) 

zo  6  log'  ic  al 

po'gm   (not  pom) 

fu'61 

height   (not  heighth) 

dis  cern   (diz  zern) 

ex  traor'di  na  ry 

be  fore   (not  buf  fore) 

bg  hold    (not   buh  hold) 

bS  hind 


Igth'ar  gy 

ad' a  man' tine 

z6  61' o  gy   (not  zoo) 

con  sid  er  a  ble 

cru  61    (not  crule) 

be  trSthed 

prom'ise    (not  promus) 

scru'pu  lous 

su  per' flu  ous 

Thames   (temz) 

al  bti'men 

a  d6pt'  (n.  and  adj.) 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER. 


LESSON 

4  6. -Rule 

XI  il. 

NOM. 

Poss. 

NOM. 

Poss. 

boy 

boy's 

girT" 

girl's 

sol  dier 

sol  dier's 

cord 

cord's 

sleeve 

sleeve's 

stream 

stream's 

wid  ow 

wid  ow's 

% 

fly's 

he  ro 

he  ro's 

vol  ca  no 

vol  ca  no's 

crowd 

crowd's 

doc  tor 

doc  tor's 

har  bor 

har  bor's 

heir 

heir's 

State  the  rule  for  the  formation  of  the  possessive 
singular.  "  The  possessive  singular  of  nouns  is  formed 
hy  adding  an  apostrophe  ( ' )  and  s  to  the  singular  nomi- 
native,^'    Observe  further :  — 


8}'P  sy 

gyp  sy's 

spig  ot 

spig  ot's 

road 

road's 

mor  tal 

mor  tal's 

neigh  bor 

neigh  bor's 

squir  rel 

squir  rel's 

eel  lar 

«    eel  lar's 

pup  pet 

pup  pet's 

suit  or 

suit  or's 

an  gel 

an  gel's 

ar  ti  cle 

ar  ti  cle's 

bur  glar 

bur  glar's 

LESSON 

47. -Rule 

XJV. 

NOM. 

Poss. 

NOM. 

Poss. 

friends 

friends' 

mar  tyrs 

mar  tyrs' 

veins 

veins' 

liz  ard 

liz  ards' 

law  yers 

law  yers' 

screws 

screws' 

wiz  ards 

wiz  ards' 

mes  sen  gers 

mes  sen  gers' 

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43 


men's 
worn  en's 
chil  dren's 
helms  men's 


LESSON    47    (Continued). 

jail  ers  jail  ers'  men 

nails  nails'  wom  en 

vi  o  lets  vi  o  lets'  chil  dren 

crea  tures  crea  tures'  helms  men 

State  the  rule  for  the  formation  of  the  plural  posses- 
sive. "  The  possessive  of  plurals  ending  in  s  is  formed 
hy  adding  an  apostrophe  only ;  the  possessive  of  plurals 
not  ending  in  s  is  formed  hy  adding  an  apostrophe  and  s." 
Observe  further :  — 


sta  bles 

sta  bles' 

stat  ues 

stat  ues' 

troughs 

troughs' 

tor  rents 

tor  rents' 

pas  sen  gers 

pas  sen  gers' 

South  ern  ers 

South  ern  ers' 

rai  sins 

rai  sins* 

spec  ta  cles 

spec  ta  cles' 

skel  e  tons 

skel  e  tons' 

com  mand  ers 

com  mand  ers' 

Brit  ons 

Brit  ons' 

crim  i  nals 

crim  i  nals' 

feet 

feet's 

teeth 

teeth's 

geese 

geese's 

mice 

mice's 

breth  ren 

breth  ren's 

ox  en 

ox  en's 

LESSON   48. 

goodness'  sake              conscience'  sake 

Xerxes'  army 

Moses'  seat 

Peleus'  son 

Essex'  death 

For  the  sake  of  euphony  the  possessive  of  some  singu- 
lars ending  in  sound  of  s  is  formed  by  adding  only  an 
apostrophe.  A  difference  of  opinion  exists  with  regard 
to  the  following :  — 


44  ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER. 

LESSON  48    (Continued). 
Adams's  Express  Dickens's  works 

Otis's  letters  Jones's  house 

Barnes's  history  Burns's  poems 

Charles's  cup  James's  hat 

Howells's  novels  Holmes's  works 

The  weight  of  authority  is  in  favor  of  the  additional  « 
whenever  euphony  will  admit,  but  some  reputable  maga- 
zines and  newspapers  use  the  apostrophe  only.  We 
sometimes  see  the  following :  — 

Adams'  Express  Senator  Jones'  bill 

Otis'  letters  Dickens'  works 

Howells'  novels  Hopkins'  law 

In  some  singulars  of  one  syllable  ending  with  8 
euphony  demands  the  additional  «. 

Miss  Pross's  character  Squire  Cass's  house 

Mr.  Foss's  store  Miss  Gass's  hat 

A  common  mistake  is  Burn's  poems  and  Dicken's 
novels,  which  means  that  the  poems  were  written  by 
Burn,  and  the  novels  by  Dicken. 

"  In  all  cases  the  apostrophe  is  added  to  the  nominative 
form."     Observe  further :  — 

Harper's  Eerry  Burns's  poems 

Dickens's  novels  Barnes's  histories 

a  Briton's  helmet  Britons'  helmets 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER.  45 

LESSON    48  (Continued). 
a  passenger's  fare  passengers'  fares 

a  weather-vane's  arrow  weather-vanes'  arrows 

a  wizard's  book  wizards'  books 

a  pumpkin's  rind  pumpkins'  rinds 

a  Quaker's  bonnet  Quakers'  meeting 

DICTATION  EXERCISE. 

Burns's  humor  suggests  Dickens's  humor  in  its  drollery. 
The  soldiers'  tents  were  near  the  gypsies'  camp. 
Barnes's  histories,  Howells's  novels  and  Holmes's  works 
are  in  the  library. 

Describe  Miss  Pross's  appearance  and  Godfrey  Cass's 

character. 

LESSON    49. 

Be-    to  make  ready        Aside  to  prepare 
fore        (parare)  (parare) 

pre  pare  sep  a  rate^  im  age 

prep  a  ra  tion  sep  a  ra  tion  im  a  ging 

in  vite  mem  o  ry  im  age  ry 

in  vi  ta  tion  mem  o  ra  ble  im  ag  ine 

de  clare  (de+clarare)  mem  o  rize  im  ag  in  ing 

dec  lar  a  tion  com  memo  rate  (Bule?)  im  ag  i  na  ry 

de  cla  ra  tive  com  mem  o  ra  tion  in  tel  lect 

de  grade  de  scribe  in  tel  lee  tu  al 

deg  ra  da  tion  de  scrip  tion  in  tel  lee  tu  al  i  ty 

dev  as  tate  de  scrip  tive  in  tel  li  gent 

dev  as  ta  ting  de  scrib  a  ble  in  tel  li  gence 

dev  as  ta  tion  in  de  scrib  a  ble  in  tel  li  gi  ble 

*  See  a  rat  in  separate, 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER. 


LESSON    49    (Continued). 
Make  an  observation  concerning  the  emphasized  let- 
ters.     The  letters  in  the  derivatives  are  the  same  as  in  the 
root.     Observe  further  in  the  following  lessons :  — 


LESSON   50. 


busy 

between  to  ask  (rogare) 

in  ter  ro  gate  (Eule?) 

col  lect 

business  (Kule?) 

in  ter  ro  ga  ting 

col  lect  i  ble 

bus  i  ly 

in  ter  rog  a  tive 

un  col  lect  i  ble 

crit  ic 

in  ter  ro  ga  tion 

col  lee  tion 

crit  ic  al 

pris  on 

Again  collect 

rec  ol  lect 

crit  ic  al  ly 

pris  on  er 

rec  ol  lee  tion 

crit  i  cise 

im  pris  on 

Away  to  part 

di  vide 

crit  i  cism 

im  pris  on  ment 

di  vis  i  ble 

cyn  ic 

con  scions 

di  vi  sion 

cyn  i  cism 

con  scious  ly 

com  mend 

gram  mat  ic  al 

nn  con  scious  ly 

rec  om  mend 

gram  mar 

con  scious  ness 

rec  om  mend  a  ble 

gram  mat  ic  al  ly 

un  con  scious  ness 
LESSON  51. 

rec  om  men  da  tion 

ex  am  ine 

sys  tern 

stra  te'  gic 

ex  am  in  ing 

sys  tern  at  ic 

strat  e  ^y 

ex  am  i  na  tion 

sys  tern  a  tize 

pro  duce 

gov  ern 

with  measure  (meter)   ^ 

sym  met  ry 

prod  uct 

gov  ern  or 

sym  met  ric  al 

hyp  0  crit  ic  al 

gov  ern  ment 

sym  met  ric  al  ly 

hy  poc  ri  sy 

cru  el 

em  bar  rass 

hor  ror 

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47 


LESSON    51     (Continued). 
cru  el  ly  em  bar  rass  ment     hor  ri  ble 

cru  el  ty  em  bar  ras  sing        con  cil  i  ate 

mar  ry  de  cide  con  cil  i  a  ting 

mar  ry  ing  (Rule  ?)     de  cid  ed  con  cil  i  a  tion 

mar  riage  de  cid  ed  ly  (Rule?)  con  cil  i  a  to  ry 


thir  measure 

com  mode  (Rule?) 

convenient      being 

com  mo  di  ous 

com  mod  i  ty 
ac  com  mo  date 

ac  com  mo  da  tion 
con  science 
con  sci  en  tious 
conscientious  ness 
heav  y 
heav  i  er  (Rule  ?) 

heav  i  ly 
heav  i  ness 
heav  i  est 


LESSON   52. 

civ  il 

to  make 

civ  il  ize 

act  of 

civ  il  i  za  tion 
cen  tral 

cen  tral  ize 
cen  tral  i  za  tion 
char  ac  ter 
char  ac  ter  ize 


in    iDreathe 

in  spire 

in  spi  ra  tion 

out 

ex  pire  ^ 

ex  pi  ra  tion  ^ 

again 

re  spire 

res  pi  ra  tion 


res  pi  ra  to  ry 

char  ac  ter  i  za  tion  pos  ses  sive 
char  ac  ter  is  tic 


holy 

sac  ri  fice 
sac  ri  lege 
sac  ri  le  gious 


pos  ses  sion 

per  sist  ent 
per  sist  ence 
per  sist  en  cy 


to    to  talce  (capere) 

ac  cept 
ac  cept  ing 
ac  cept  ance 


LESSON    53. 

to    to  move  (cedere) 

ac  cede 


ac  ced  ed 
ac  ced  ing 

1  8  is  in  tlie  sound  of  x  (Ics). 


to    to  hasten  (celerare) 

ac  eel  er  ate 
ac  eel  er  a  ting 
ac  eel  er  a  tion 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


•with    bread  (panis) 

com  pa  ny 
axj  com  pa  ny 
ac  com  pa  ny  ing 


LESSON  '53    (Continued) 
ac  cess 


ces  sion 
ac  ces  sion 


ac  com  pa  ni  ment    ac  ces  si  ble 


ac  com  pa  nist 
ac  cuse 
ac  cus  ing 
ac  cu  sa  tion 
ac  com  plish 


ac  ces  so  ry 
ac  cord  ing 
ac  cu  mu  late 
ac  cu  rate 
ac  cu  ra  cy 


ce  ler  i  ty 

short  being  (brevis) 

brev  i  ty 

to  make 

ab  bre  vi  ate 

act  of 

ab  bre  vi  a  tion 

to   to  increase  (crescere) 

ac  crue 

ac  cru  ing 

ac  crued 

ac  cus  tom 

ac  cus  tomed  (Kule?) 


A,  ab,  ac,  etc.,  are  forms  of  ad,  meaning  to.  The  final 
consonant  d,  of  the  prefix  ad,  assimilates  to  the  initial 
consonant  of  the  root. 


f ac  ile   (fact 


fa  cil  i  ty 
fa  cil  i  tate 

act  of 
fa  cil  i  ta  tion 

ty  rant 
tyr  an  ny 
ty  ran  nic  al 
ty  ran  nic  al  ly 


LESSON    54. 

holy    to  make 

sane  ti  fy  (sanctus) 


sane  ti  mo  ni  ous 


sane  ti  ty 

the  place 
where 

sane  tu  a  ry 

down     to  climb  (scandere) 

de  scend 
de  scend  ant 
de  scent 
de  seen  sion 


o..^^  relat- 

*^"^«  ing  to 

tem  po  ral 
tern  po  ra  ry 

with  time 

con  tem  po  ra  ry 

to  give 

tem  po  rize 
mon  0  tone 
mo  not  0  ny 
mo  not  0  nous 


relating 
to 


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LESSON    54    (Continued). 


great       mind  (animtis) 

mag  nan  i  mous 
mag  na  nim  i  ty 

to  make 

mag  ni  fy 
mag  nif  i  cence 


tran  scend 
tran  scend  ent 


alone     to  sell 

mo  nop  o  ly 

mo  nop  o  lies  (Eule?) 


tran  seen  den  tal      mo  nop  o  list 
transcendentalism  mo  nop  o  lize 


LESSON    55. 


with   passion 

sym  pa  thy 

down  to  report  (nuntiare) 

de  nounce 

loving  man 

phi  Ian' thro  pist 

sym  pa  thet  ic 

act  of 

de  nun  ci  a  tion 

phi  Ian' thro  py 

sym  pa  thize 

back 

re  nounce 

phil  an  throp'ic  al 

rec  og  nize 

re  nun  ci  a  tion 

hating  man 

mis  an  thrope 

rec  og  ni  tion 

forth 

pro  nounce 

mis  an  thro  py 

pen  i  tent 

pro  nun  ci  a  tion 

loves      wisdom  one  who 

pM  los  o  pher 

pen  i  ten  tia  ry 

beside  in    to  put 

pa  ren  the  sis 

phi  los  o  phy 

pen  i  tence 

par  en  thet  ic  al 

phi  lo  soph  ic  al 

well       does    one  who 

ben  e  f  ac  tor 

against    to  put 

an  tith'e  sis 

nature 

phys  ics 

act  of 

ben  e  fac  tion 

an  ti  thet  ic  al 

phys  ic  al 

ben  e  fit 

ill           does     one  who 

mal  e  fac  tor 

phy  si  cian 

well      saying  act  of 

ben  e  die  tion 

act  of 

mal  e  fac  tion 

phys  i  ol  o  gy 

be  nef  i  cent 

saying 

mal  e  die  tion 

phys  ic  al  ly 

ben  e  fi  ci  a  ry 

mal  ice 

phys  i  og'no  my 

be  nev  o  lent 

ma  lev  o  lent 

phys  i  og'raphy 

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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER, 


rplat-  /^«P'«' 
Btcne       Ltw(Kf 

lap  i  da  ry 

apart  to  throw  stones 

di  lap  i  date 
di  lap  i  da  tion 
di  min  ish 


di  min  u  en  do 

di  min  u  tive 
dim  i  nil  tion 

par  tial 

par  ti  al  i  ty 
par  tial  ly 
rel  e  vant 

not 

ir  rel  e  vant 
rel  e  van  cy 


LESSON    56. 

,  j  between      ^^  apart  to  wear 

in  ter  cede  ieedere)  di  gest 

di  ges  tion 


in  ter  ced  ing 
in  ter  ced  ed 

in  ter  ces  sion 

thor-  to 

oughly  advise 

per  suade 


per  suad  ing 
per  sua  sion 

again  to  attack 

re  peat   (repetere) 
rep  e  ti  tion 
rep  e  tend 
strength 

to  make 

streDg  then 
streug  then  ing 


LESSON   57. 

placing   act  of  forward  to  move  (cedere) 

before 


prep  0  SI  tion 

forth 

prop  0  si  tion 

sign     to  make 

sig  ni  fy 

having 

sig  nif  i  cant 
sense 


pro  ceed  ing 
pro  ceed  ed 

nee  es  sa  ry 

un  nee  es  sa  ry 
ne  ces  si  ty 


di  ges  tive 
di  ges  ti  ble 

pop  u  lace  (^popMlus) 

P««P^«       tTng'to 

pop  u  lar 

full  of 

pop  u  lous 

state  of 
being 

pop  u  lar  i  ty 
pop  n  lar  ly 
length 
length  en 

length  en  ing 
length  ened 


across  going  act  of 

tran  si  tion(/rc,j 
tran  si  tive 
in  tran  si  tive 
tran  si  to  ry 

J     go-  relat- 
ing ing  to 

in  i  tial 


in  i  ti  ate 


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61 


sen  si  ble 
sen  si  tive 
in  sen  si  ble 
in  sen  si  tive 
ne  go  ti  ate 

capable  of 

ne  go  ti  a  ble 
ne  go  ti  a  tion 


LESSON  57  (Continued). 

mar  ry  in  i  ti  a  tive 

mar  ry  ing  (E-ule?)  in  i  ti  a  to  ry 
mar  riage  mys  te  ry 

marriage  a  ble  (Rule?)  mys  te  ries  (Rule?) 
mod  i  fy  mys  te  ri  ous 

mod  i  fy  ing  (Rule?)  hon  or 
mod  i  f  i  er  (Rule  ?)  hon  or  a  ble 


laws         to  make 

leg  is  late 

having 
the  power 

leg  is  la  tive 

that  which 

leg  is  la  ture 

act  of 

leg  is  la  tion 

one  Avho 

leg  is  la  tor 
in  tent 
in  ten  tion 

in  ten  tion  al 
tol  er  ate 

tol  er  a  ble 

in  tol  er  a  ble 
tol  er  a  tion 

tol  er  ant 


LESSON    58. 

hsb it'Sit  (habitai^e)  vegetate  (yegetare) 

dwells   one  who        growing       capable  of 

in  hab  i  tant  veg  e  ta  ble 

hab  i  ta  tion  veg  e  ta  tion 

ha  bit  u  ate  veg  e  ta  ri  an 

ha  bit  u  al  ly  re  venge 

con  trol  a  venge 

con  trol  ling  (Rul  e?)  ven  geance 

capable  of 

con  trol  la  ble  wit  ty 

un  con  trol  la  ble    wit  ti  cism  (Rule  ?) 

to  make  one  who 

typ  i  fy  trai  tor 

relating  to  having  the  quality 

typ  i  cal  trai  tor  ous 

vac  il  late  hu  mor 

full  of 

vac  il  la  tion  hu  mor  ous 


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phan  torn 
phantasmagorii 
sub  stance 
sub  Stan  tive 
pleas  ant 
peas  ant 
pheas  ant 
heav  y 
heav  en 

Phil  ip 
Phil  ip  pines 
Phi  lip  pic 


LESSON    59. 
heir 

in  her  it     ^^^ 
he  red  i  ty 
he  red  i  ta  vj 
prob  a  ble 
prob  a  bly 
prob  a  bil  i  ty 
plu  ral 
plu  ral  i  ty 

par  tic  u  lar 

par  tic  u  lar  ly  (Rule?) 
par  tic  u  lar  i  ty 


vac  cine 
vac  ci  nate 
vac  ci  na  tion 
pre  diet  (dicere) 
pred  i  cate 
pred  i  ca  tive 
pred  i  ca  tion 
re  pent 
re  pent  ant 

state  of  being 

re  pent  ance 
lim  it 
lim  it  ing. 


hes  i  ta  tion 
hes  i  tan  cy 
mim  ic 
mim  ic  ry 
tyr  an  nous 
tyr  an  nize 
se  quence 
con  se  quence 
se  quen  tial 
con  se  quen  tial 
in  con  se  quent 


LESSON    60, 

mer  ry  lim  i  ted 

mer  ri  ment  (Rule?)  lim'  it  a  ble 
il  lim'  it  a  ble 


move 

mov  a  ble  (Rule  ?) 

im  mov  a  ble 

love 

lov  a  ble 

scene 

seen  er  y 

seen  ic 

seen  ic  al 


ex  cla  ma  tion 

ex  clam  a  to  ry 

ex  pla  na  tion 

ex  plan  a  to  ry 

hur  ry 

hur  ry  ing  (Rule  ?) 

hur  ried 

hur  ried  ly  (Rule  ?) 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


53 


LESSON    61. 

State  the  rule  from   Lesson  53,  applied  in  the  fol- 
lowing ;  — 


to    to  say  (dicere) 

to    to  do  (facere) 

to  to  play  (ludere) 

ad  diet 

af  feet 

al lude 

ad  diet  ed 

af  feet  ing 

al  lud  ing 

state  of  being 

act  of 

ad  die  tion 

af  fee  tion 

al  lu  sion 

^     to  draw 

near  (propiare) 

ar  rive 

af  fee  tion  ate 

ap  proaeh 

ar  riv  al 

allot 

maybe 

ap  proaeh  a  ble 

^^     to  be  visible 
^     iparere) 

^^    to  stretch 
^^   (tendere) 

ap  pear 

al  lot  ting  (Rule  ?) 

at  tend 

act  of 

one  who 

ap  pear  ance 

al  lot  ted 

at  tend  ant 

act  of 

act  of 

al  low 

allotment  (Rule?) 

at  tend  anee 

act  of 

al  low  anee 

ar  range 

at  ten  tion 

to   to  try  (temptare) 

at  tempt 

ar  ran  ging  (Rule  ?) 

act  of 

ar  rest 

at  tempts  (Rule  ?) 

ar  range  ment  (Rule?)  ar  raign 

s 

itting  act  of  (sessio) 

at  tempt  ing 

ses  sion 

as  sault 

at  tempt  ed 

as  sess 

suave  (-«S'„,) 

to    to  prize 

one  who 

to  make  pleasant 

ap  pre  ei  ate 

as  ses  sor 

as  suage 

ap  pre  ci  a  tion 

as  sess  ment 

to   to  lighten  (levis  light) 

assuaging  (Rule?) 

ap  pro  pri  ate 

al  le  vi  ate 

as  suage  ment(Euie?) 

ap  pro  pri  a  tion 

al  le  vi  a  tion 

affidavit(a'S,) 

*^  Kn  ™^y  ^®  (Z"'^) 

mis  ap  pro  pri  ate 

as  sid'  u  ous 

af  fa  ble 

(Rule?) 

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ADVANCED  RATIONAL   SPELLER. 


LESSON    61    (Continued), 
^^a^flock"        *°8  igregare)  to  to  bestow  (tribuere) 

gre  ga  ri  ous  as  si  du'  i  ty  at  trib  ute  (v.) 

to  ^^- 

ag  gre  gate  ap  par  ent  at  tri  bute  (n.) 

relating  to 

ag  gre  ga  tion  ap  pa  ri  tion         at  trib  u  tive 


with  relate 

cor  re  late 

that  which 

cor  rel  a  tive 

with   note 

con  note 
con  no  tate 

ing 

con  no  ta  tive 
con  no  ta  tion 


LESSON    62. 

with  to  send  with   to  send  (mittere) 

col  league  (legare)  com  mit 


col  lege 
col  le  gi  ate 


com  mis  sion 


com  mit  tee 


together    to  bind  (nectere)  with   to  order  (mandare) 

con  nect  com  mand 

that  which 

con  nect  ive  com  mand  er 


con  nee  tion 


com  man  dant 


Col,  com,  cor,  co,  cog,  are  forms  of  con,  meaning  with 
or  together.  The  final  consonant  of  the  prefix  con 
assimilates  to  the  initial  consonant  of  the  root. 


with  to  rule  (r  eg  ere) 

cor  rect 
cor  rec  tion 


with  to  trade 

com  merce 
com  mer  cial 


com  mend 

worthy  of  being 

com  mend  a  ble 


capable  of  being  to  bring    (conferre,  collatum) 

cor  ri  gi  ble  col  late  ,  com  ment  (mens,  mind) 


in  cor  ri  gible 

to  break 

cor  rupt 


col  la  tion 
col  lect 


com  men  tate 
com  men  ta  tor 


ADVANCED  BATIONAL  SPELLER. 


bb 


LESSON    62    (Continued) 

• 

cor  rup  tion 

col  lec  tion 

com  men  ta  ry 

cor  rupt  i  ble 

col  lect  i  ble 

side       relating  to 

col  lat  er  al 

to  strike 

col  lide 

col  lect  ive 

com  mon  (cmnmunis) 

col  li  sion 

cor  re  spend 

com  mune 

col  lude 

cor  re  spend  ent 

com  mu  ni  ty 

col  lu  sion 

that  which 

cor  re  spon  dence 

com  mu  ni  cate 

col  lo  quy 

com  mod  i  ty 

com  mo  dore 

col  lo  qui  al    • 

ac  com  mo  date 

com  mo  tion 

to  gnaw 

cor  rode 

strong      to  make 

cor  rob  o  rate  {rohare) 

wrinkle 
cor  ru  gate  (rugare) 

cor  ro  sion 

com  mem  o  rate 

com  mis  er  ate 

cor  ro  sive 

com  men  su  rate 

col  lo  di  urn 

LESSON  63. 


out  to  plunge  (mergere) 

e  merge 

in   to  plunge 

im  merge 

out   migrsite  (migrare) 

em  i  grate 

in     migrate 

im  mi  grate 

out  to  entice  (laeere) 

e  lie  it 

not  permitted  (licere) 

il  li  cit 

out  play 

e  lude 

upon  play 

il  lude 

e  lu  sion 

il  lu  sion 

out   to  project 

em  i  nent 

in     to  project 

im  mi  nent 

em  i  nence 

im  mi  nence 

Ux  (with  the  forms  e,  ec,  g/)  means  out;  in  (with 
the  forms  ig,  il,  im,  ir^  means  in  (into,  on)  or  not 


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ABVANCEB  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    63    (Continued). 


out  to  make  (facere) 

ef  feet 

in    to  make 

in  feet 

to    to  do 

af  feet 

e  lude 

11  iude      ,^^ 

al lude 

e  lu  sion 

11  lu  sion 

al  lu  sion 

out  to  take 

ex  eept 

in    tak    ing 

in  cep  tive 

to     to  take 

ac  cept 

ex  cep  tion 

in  cep  tion 

ac  cept  ance 

out  of  centre 

ec  cen  trie 

not  letter  to  make  {litera) 

il  lit  er  ate 

to  letter  making  act  of 

al  lit  er  a  tion 

out  to  pick  (ligere) 

el  i  gi  ble 

out  to  labor 

e  lab  0  rate 

ir  reg  u  lar 
ir  rel  e  vant 

e  lapse 

ir  re  spon  si  ble 

el  o  quent 

ir  rev  er  ent 

ef  fi  cient 

ir  re  sist  i  ble 

out  to  flow  (manare) 

em  a  nate 

ir  rec  on  ci  la  ble 

ef  f er  ves  eent 

not  measured 

im  mense' 

ef  fer  ves  eence 

il  lim  it  a  ble 

el  lipse 

im  mac  u  late 

el  lip  tic  al 

in    born  (natus)    ■ 

in  nate 

out  to  to  bring  (aggerare) 

ex  ag  ger  ate          im  me  di  ate 

ef  fee  tu  al 

in  i  ti  ate 

LESSON    64. 


over  to  take  (surprendre,  surpria) 

snr  prise 

snr  mise  (surmettre,  surmis) 

over  charge 

BUT  charge 


under   to  carry  {portcvre) 
sup  port 

under    to  fill  (plere) 

sup  ply 

under   fills  that  which 

sup  pie  ment 


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57 


LESSON    64    (Continued). 


over  to  make  (facere) 

8ur  f  eit 

over  mount 

snr  mount 

over  to  pass 

snr  pass 


under  to  place 

sup  pose 

under   to  press 

sup  press 

under   to  bring  (gerere) 

sug  gest 


The  prefix  sur  means  over;  the  prefix  sub  (with  the 
forms  8u,  sue,  suf,  sug,  sum,  sup,  sur,  sus')  means  under. 
The  final  consonant  of  the  prefix  sub  assimilates  to  the 
initial  consonant  of  the  root.  The  prefix  sur  remains 
unchanged. 

more 

snr  plus 

render 

snr  rend  er 

to  live  (vivere) 

snr  viva 
snr  round 

to  see  (videre) 

snr  vey  (v.) 
snr'  vey  (n.^ 

ing 

snr  veil  lant 

that  which 

snr  veil  lance 
sur  coat 


under  to  lie  down 

sue  cumb 

to  go  (cedere) 

sue  ceed 

sue  cess 

to  warn  (monere) 

sum  mon 

(summa  from  sub) 

sum  ma  ry 

under  to  gird  (cingere) 

sue  cinct 

sue  eor 

to  make  (facere) 

suf  fi  cient 

to  pour 

suf  fuse 

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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON    65. 


before  to  cast 

fore  cast 

against  to  bid 

^^^   for  bid 

before  bode 

fore  bode 

not  to  get 

for  get 

before 

fore  shad  ow 

thoroughly 

for  give 

before 

fore  stall 

thoroughly 

for  swear 

before 

fore  seen 

utterly  lost 

for  lorn 

before 

fore  run  ner 

against  to  strive 

for  sake 

The  prefix  fore  means  before,  and  is  spelled  fore ; 
the  prefix  for  usually  means  negation  or  thoroughness. 


fore  fa  ther 
fore  fin  ger 
fore  most 
fore  thought 
fore  taste 
fore  go  ing 
fore  gone 
fore  sight 
fore  know 
fore  most 


for  get  ting 
for  got  ten 
for  bid  den 
for  bade 
for  bid  ding 
for  gave 
for  giv  en 
for  sworn 
for  sook 
for  sak  en 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


59 


LESSON    66. 


through  to  take  (capere) 

thoroughly  to  form 

per  ceive 

per  form 

to  walk  (vadere) 

to  do  (Jacere) 

per  vade 

per  feet 

year  relating  to 

to  stand 

per  en  ni  al 

per  sist 

to  carry 

to  advise 

per  pe  trate 

per  suade 

to  breathe 

to  follow 

per  spire 

per  se  cute 

sees  that  which 

to  turn 

per  spec  tive 

per  vert 

to  be  strict 

per  son  (sonare,  to 

sound)       per  se  vere 

to  let  go  (jnittere) 

to  stand  (jnanere) 

per  mit 

per  ma  nent 

The  prefix  per  means 

through,  thoroughly. 

per  mis  si  ble 

per  fee  tion 

per  ceiv  ing 

per  form  ance 

per  cep  tion 

per  sist  ent 

per  cep  ti  ble 

per  sist  ence 

per  pe  tra  tion 

per  sua  sion 

per  spi  ra  tion 

per  se  cu  tion 

per  son  al 

per  verse 

per  son  age 

per  ver  sion 

per  mis  sion 

per  se  ver  ance 

per  en  ni  al  ly 

per  ma  nence 

hangs  (pendere) 

per  va  ding 

per  pen  die  u  lar 

seen  may  be 

per  spic  U  OUS 

per  pen  die  u  lar  ly 

having  the  quality 

per  spi  cu  i  ty 

per  se  vered 

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LESSON    67. 

The  prefix  para  =  beside    or  against.     The  prefix 
meaning  equal  is  equi.  ^^ 


phrase 

par  a  phrase 

a  writing 

par  a  graph 

of  one  another 

par  al  lei 

to  loosen 

par  a  lyze 

to  feed 

par  a  site 

a    changing 

par  al  lax 

to  throw 

par  a  ble 
pa  rab  o  la 

against  a  thought 

par  a  dox 

par  al  lei  ism 
par  al  lei  o  gram 

un  par  al  leled 
pa  ral  y  sis 

The  prefix  en  =  to  make, 
is  equxl, 

to  make  ahle 

en  a  ble 

to  make  noble 

en  no  ble 

to  make  melt 

en  am-  el  -     - 


distant 

equi  dis  tant 

sided 

equi  lat  er  al 

angles     relating  to 

equi  an  gu  lar 

weighted 

equi  pen  der  ant 

value 

e  quiv  a  lent 

balance 

e  qui  lib  ri  um 

weight 

e  qui  poise 

night 

e  qui  nox 

relating  to 

equi  noc  tial 

powerful 

e  qui  po  ten  tial 
e  qui  val  ue 

voice  relating  to 

e  quiv  o  cal 
e  quiv  o  cate 

The  root  meaning  equal 


to  make 

e  qual  ize 

e  qual  i  za  tion 

capable  of  being 

e  qua  ble 


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LESSON    67    (Continued). 


en  act 

en  am  or 

en  am  eled 
en  fee  ble 


state  of  being 

e  qual i  ty 

act  of 

e  qua  tion 

that  which 

e  qua  tor 
e  qua  to  ri  al 


LESSON    68. 

Anti  (Greek)  =  against.     Ante  (Latin)  =  before. 


an  tip  a  thy 

an  te  ced  ent 

to  give 

an  ti  dote 

to  go  (cedere) 

an  te  cede 

set 

an  tith  e  sis 

an  te  cham  ber 

an  ti  cli  max 

an  te  date 

feet 

an  tip  0  des 

an  te  me  rid  i  an 

an  tip  0  dal 

an  te  chap  el 

an  ti  thet  ic  al 

an  te  mun  dane 

an  ti  chris  tian 

an  te  nup  tial 

^  fever 

an  ti  py  rine 

an  te  pran  di  al 

an  ti  sep  tic 

an  te  ri  or 

an  ti  fe  brile 

an  te  room 

an  ti  so.  cial  ist 

an  te  ced  ence 

spleen 

an  ti  splen  e  tic 

an  te  ce  den  cy 

an  ti  sla  ve  ry 

an  te  ce  dent  ly 

an  ti  scrip  tu  ral 

an  te  di  lu  vi  an 

an  ti-A  mer  i  can 

an  te  pe  nult 

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LESSON    69. 

ac  quaint  as  cent 

ac  quaint  ance  as  cen  sion 

ac  qui  esce  ^^^     as  cer  tain 

ad  jec  tive  be  cause 

ad  mis  si  ble  be  fell 

ad  van  ta  geous  be  lat  ed 

ad  vise  (v.)  chro  nom  e  ter 

ad  vice  (n.)  chro  nol  o  gy 

ad  vis  a  bil  i  ty  chron  o  log  ic  al 

State  the  meaning  of  the  prefix  in  the  above  words. 

cam  paign  coarse  com  pe  tent 

can  non  climb  com  pe  ten  cy 

cease  less  (Rule  ?)  climb  ing  com  pe  ti  tion 

close  ly  (Rule?)  com  bus  ti  ble  com  plete  ness 

compliment(Mean'g?)  con  demn  con  sist  ent 

com  pli  men  ta  ry  con  demn  ing  con  sist  en  cy 

con  spic  XL  ous  con  tem  po  ra  ry  con  tempt  i  ble 

con  tin  gent  coun  cil  (Meaning?)  crowd 


con  tin  gen  cy 


councilor  (Meaning?)  dealt 


LESSON   70. 
Peri  =  around,     ^pi  =  upon  or  in. 


^  measure 

per  im  e  ter 

heart 

per  i  car  di  urn 

seed 

per  i  carp 


people 

ep  i  dem  ic 

heart 

ep  i  car  di  ura 

skin 

ep  i  der  mis 


en  e  my 
en  e  mies 
en  mi  ty 


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column 

per  i  style 

place 

per  i  stal  tic 

walk 

per  i  pa  tet  ic 

bone 

per  i  OS  te  -iiin 

flower 

per  i  anth 

phrase 

per  i  phrast  ic 


LESSON    70    (Continued), 
writing 

ep  i  gram  en  tice  nient(Rule?) 


ep  i  gram  mat  ic      drown  ing 
dumb 
ear  nest 
ear  nest  ness 
ec  sta  sy 


saying 

ep  i  logue 

tomb 

ep  i  tapli 

putting 

ep  i  thet 

cutting 

e  pit  o  me 


es  pe  cial  ly 

ex  ceed  far  thest 

ex  ceed  ing  ly  fas  ci  na  tion 

excitement  (Rule?)  Feb  ru  a  ry 

frail  ty 

cru  el  ty 

loy  al  ty 

spe  cial  ty 

hap  pened 

heard 

height 


LESSON    71. 

far  ther  de  spond  ent (Prefix?) 

de  ceased 
de  spond  en  cy 
dis  eased  (f^Ti) 
gen  er  os  i  ty  hun  gry 

gnawed  hordes 

griev  ance  (Rule?)  im  i  tate  (imitari) 
guard  ing  im  i  ta  ble 

guilt  in  im.  i  ta  ble 

guar  an  tee  in  ap  pli  ca  ble 

gull  lo  tine  in  dis  pen  sa  ble 


in  flam  ma  ble 
in  ter  rupt 

in  ter  rup  tion 
its^ 


LESSON    72. 

rainbow 

i  ri  des  cent 
re  sist  i  ble 

not 

ir  re  sist  i  ble 
ir  re  spon  si  ble 


i  tal  i  cized 
jeal  ous  y 

jour  ney 

jour  neys     (Eule  ?) 


•  The  possessive  its  is  written  without  an  apostrophe. 


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LESSON    72    (Continued), 
journey  ing  (Rule?)     judg  ment  la  ter  (Meaning?) 

jvi  ye  mle(  juvenis)      knowledge  lat  ter(Meaning?) 


leath  er 

ac  know  ledg  ment 

mam  moth 

leath  ern 

lei  sure 

man  ner 

heath  er 

loose  ly    (Rule  ?) 

man  ner  ism 

heav  i  er 

lone 

man  tel(Meaning?) 

lead 

lone  ly 
LESSON    73. 

mag  a  zine 

mead  ows 

me  di  ae  val 

pas  tor  al 

mar  vel  ous 

black      bile 

mel  an  choly  (mela^) 

\  pe  rus  al 

min  i  a  ture 

to  bind  (ligare) 

0  bliged 

work  (opera) 

op  er  a 

mon  ey 
o  pine 
0  pin  ion 

pic  tur  esque 
plan  si  ble 
sta  tion  a  ry 

op  er  a  tion 

per  ma  nent 

stud  ied 

per  son  age 

per  ma  nence 

steel 

stead  y 

mem  o  randum(Root?) 

suit  or 

steadily    (Rule?) 

mem  o  ran  da 

suit  a  ble 

peas  ant 

mo  tor 

sov  er  eign 

pleas  ant 

no  ti  cing 

sov  er  eign  ty 

Pre  =  before. 

LESSON    74. 

to  stretch  (tendere) 

pre  ten  sion 

to  come  (venire) 

pre  vent  ive 

to  be  strong  (valere) 

pre  vail  ing 

first 

prim  i  tive 
prin  ci  pie  ^ 
re  nun  ci  a  tion 

pres  ence 
qui  et 
qui  et  ly 

*  Principle  and  its  synonym  rule  both  end  in  le. 


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pre  his  tor  ic 
pre  era  i  nent 

to  run  (fiUrrere) 

pre  cur  sor 

to  ask  (rogare) 

pre  rog  a  tive 
pre  ex  ist  ence 
pre  dom  i  nant 

pre  cede 
realm 
splen  dor 

a  web  (tela) 

sub  tie 
snb  tie  ty 
sub  tly 
sub  tie  ness 
slug  gish  (Rule  ?) 
red  dish 
sep  a  rate 
sep  a  ra  tion 
rec  og  nize 
rec  og  ni  tion 
some  what 


LESSON    74    (Continued), 
rep  ri  mand  quar  ter 

re  view  quan  ti  ty 

ri  pened  (Eule  ?)     quan  ti  ties  (Eule?) 

rode  (Meaning  ?)      read  y 
scru  pu  lous  read  i  er 

sim  i  lar  read  i  ly 

laugh 

sim  i  lar  i  ty  rid  i  cule 

dis  sim  i  lar  (Eule?)  ri  die  u  lous 
sim  i  lar  ly  scin  til  late 


75. 


LESSON 

ref  er  ence 

pref  er  ence 

reign 

reign  ing 

re  lief     (Rule  ?) 

re  sist  ance 

re  sem  blance 

right 

right  eons 

right  eous  ness 

stat  ure 


sure 

sus  cep  ti  ble 

sus  pend 

sus  pen  sion 

sweeps 

main  tain 

main  te  nance 

sus  tain 

sus  te  nance 

throne 

un  scru  pu  lous 


LESSON    76. 

va  ry  taste  less  (Eule  ?)  view 

va  ry  ing    (Eule?)  tan  gi  ble  ve  to  ing 

va  ri  e  ga  ted  tem  per  a  ment        won  der 

wreck  tem  per  ance  whose 


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LESSON     76    (Continued). 


wreck  age 

than  ' 

ab  hor  rence 

wrap 

their 

ad  mi  ra  ble 

wrapped 

threat  en  ^^^ 

totally   (Eule?) 

a  bun  dance 

threat  en  ing 

trag  e  dy 

symp  torn 

with,    passion 

sym  pa  thy 

u  su  al  ly  (Eule?)   trag  ic 
un  u  su  al  ly             treach  er  y 

type      to  make 

typ  i  fy 

relating  to 

typ  ic  al 

LESSON 

weath  er 

wrought 

77. 

ad  mir  ing 
ad  mis  si  ble 

col  umned 

yield 

ad  ap  ta  tion 

un  cer  tain 

yield  ing 

ad  just  ed 

iin  nee  es  sa  ry 

yield  ed 

ad  vance  ment  (Rule  ?) 

un  con  scious 

ab  stain 

af  ter 

ver  bal 

ab  sti  nence 

a  gra'ri  an 

vin  die  tive 

ab  so  lute 

alive 

vir  tue 

ad  min  is  tra  tion 

al  tar 

LESSON    78. 


Ab  =  from. 

a  mi  a  ble 

a  pri  0  ri 

from 

a  sun  der 

from  to  swear 

a  mong 

a  pos  te  ri  or  i 

ab  jure 

a  mount 

a  pos  tro  phe 

from  loose 

ab  solve 

am  pli  tude 

a  rith  me  tic 

a  the  ism 

an  ces  tor 

a  roused 

a  the  ist 

an  ces  tral 

as  cer  tain 

heard     may  be 

au  di  ble   (audire) 

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LESSON    78    (Continued). 

an  cient 

gap  ing 

(Rule  ?)               au  di  ence 

ath  let  ic 

bar  ba  rous 

won  drous 

a  vow  al 

bare 

Bas  sa  ni  o 

awk  ward 

ba  sin 

bed  lam 

LESSON 

79. 

Al  =  relating  to. 

Cle  =  little. 

spher  ic  al 

skin 

cu  ti  cle 

e  CO  nom  ic  al 

root 

rad  i  cle 

ec  cle  si  as  tic  al 

song 

can  ti  cle 

e  go  tis  tic  al 

body 

cor  pus  cle 

el  lip  tic  al 

joint 

ar  ti  cle 

gram  mat  ic  al 

ear 

au  ri  cle 

sym  met  ric  al 

stomach. 

ven  tri  cle 

phil  0  soph  ic  al 

feather 

pin  na  cle 

pe  ri  od  ic  al 

par  ti  cle 

psy  cho  log  ic  al 

skin 

pel  11  cle 

ver  ti  cal 

bar  na  cle 

rad  i  cal 

coal 

car  bun  cle 

ty  ran  nic  al 

hand 

man  a  cle 

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LESSON     80.  —  Dictation   Exercise. 

A  CONVERSATION. 

Two  soldiers  from  Cincinnati  met  in  the  Philippines  at 
Manila  after  somewhat  similar  and  weird  experiences. 
Macaulay  offered  Thackeray  a  chair,  and  choosing  one  for 
himself,  proceeded  to  develop  a  surprise. 

"  I'm  making  preparations  to  go  home,  old  man,"  he 
said. 

"What  luck ! "  said  Thackeray.  ^^ There  will  be  too  many 
of  us  left  here.     Take  me.'' 

"I  believe  that  would  be  a  privilege  which  can't  be 
effected,  though  I  perceive  a  sea  voyage  would  be  beneficial 
to  you." 

"  Yes.  My  wound  still  pains  me.  Got  it  in  the  bush. 
Dusky  villain  of  a  guide  preceded  me.  Eight  Filipinos 
in  ambush  seized  me." 

*^Too  bad,  old  man,"  said  Macaulay  much  affected. 
"  It's  a  bad  principle  to  believe  in  these  Filipinos.  They 
are  so  accustomed  to  tyranny  that  their  faith  is  Punic. 
The  Filipinos  need  development  badly." 

^^  Truly  said.  Our  principal  purpose  now  is  to  keep 
their  bands  separate.  Want  my  Dickens's  novels,  or 
some  Women's  Rights  literature  to  read  on  the  steamer? 
Good  by/' 


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LESSON    81. 


WORDS   USED   IN  PHYSICS. 


bal  ance 

con  cen  trate 

ba  rom  e  ter 

tie 

ty  ing  (Rule  ?) 

gas 

touch 

si  phon 

air 

Fah  ren  heit 

mi  crom  e  ter 

ten  sile 

gauge 

den  sim  e  ter 

prin  ci  pie 

par  af  fin 

e  vap  0  ra  ting 

con  dense 

cord 

per  ma  nent  ly 

ful  crum 

de  tach  a  ble 

con  tin  u  ous 

e  qui  li  brant 

piv  ot 

height 

bare  ly 

hook 

pul  ley 

gas  es 

em  bry  o 
pe  ren  ni  al 
de  vel  op  ment 
ex  ist  ence 
vac  u  ole 
al  bu  mi  nous 
mov  a  ble 
stom  ach 
dis  sec  tion 

con  ven  ient 
ox  y  gen. 


LESSON    82. 

WORDS   USED   IN   BIOLOGY. 

nour  ish  ment 
nu  cle  us 
nu  tri  tion 
as  sim  i  late 
vol  un  ta  ry 
per  form  ance 
pi  pette 
sym  me  try 
dis  sem  i  na  tion 

of  water  a  leading 

aq  ue  duct(J^' .) 

water 

a  quat  ic 


fi  brous 
pro  to  plasm 
crea  ture 
def  i  nite 
cil  i  a 
breathes 
there  fore 
fer  tile 
con  triv  ance 

seal  y 
develops  (Rule?) 


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LESSON    83. 

WORDS  USED   IN   CHEMISTRY. 


crys  tals 
ox  i  da  tion 
oc  curs  (Rule?) 
bril  liant 
bril  lian  cy 
pneu  mat  ics 
de  scend 
whole 

me  chan  ic  al 
u  nit 


el  e  men  ta^ry 

am  mo  ni  um 

pre  vi  ous 

piece  (Meaning  ?) 

ob  serv  ance 

bole 

chlo  ride 

chlo  rine 

La  voi  si  er 

crys  tal  li  za  tion 


mouths  (Eule  ?) 

wheth  er 

moulds 

add 

neu  tral  ize 

once 

brought 

in  o  dor  ous 

in  di  vis  i  ble 

Priest  ley 


nee  es  sa  ry 
re  sem  ble 
there  by 
lat  ter 

bi  chro'mate 
ar  se'ni  ous 
per   cent 
per  cent  age 
blew  (Meaning?) 
lev  el 


LESSON    84. 

CHEMISTRY    {Continued). 

ab  sorbs 

peel  (Meaning?) 

oc  curred  (Rule  ?) 

cir  cuit 

chro  mi  um 

floe  cu  lent 

mor  tar 

mat  ters 

some  thing 

nick  el 


di  vid  ed 
fur  ther 
oc  cur  rence 
e  rect 
bleach  er 
man  ga  nese 
cot  ton 
col  or 
col  ored 
col  or  less 


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LESSON    85. 

WORDS  USED  IN  HISTORY. 


Syr  i  a 

which 

where 

where  in 

coun  cil  (Meaning?) 

coun  cil  or 

A  pol  lo 

middle     land 

Med  i  ter  ra  ne  an 

A  crop  o  lis 

led    (Meaning  ?) 

siege 

Ther  mop'y  lae 


ren  dered  (Eule  ?) 
Phoe  ni  cian 
de  i  ties 
prov  ince 
sub  ju  ga  ting 
Pal  es  tine 
ban  ish  ment 

ex  il  ing   (Rule  ?) 

re  nowned 

cap  i  tol  (Meaning?) 

far  sight  ed 

far  sight  ed  ness 


Iliad 

Od'ys  sey 

down 

frieze 

Ae  ge'an 

A-ehiries 

writ  ing  (Rule  ?) 

whose 
Men  e  la  us 
ad  van  ta  ges 
U  lys  ses 
ar  chi  tect 


Stat  ues 
Prop'y  lae'um 
Prop'y  lae' a 
sculp  tor 
writ  er 
or  a  tor 
or  a  to  ry 
their  (Meaning?) 
phi  los  o  phy 
Xen  o  phon 


LESSON    86. 

HISTORY   {Continued). 

Cly  tern  nes  tra  Per  sia* 

ig  no  rant  Hel  les  pont 

Pe  nel'  o  pe  Sic  i  ly 

Ar  ca  di  a  (Greece)  Si  cil  ian 

lit  er  a  ture  He  rod'o  tus 

Prax  it'e  les  Aes'chy  lus 

Eu  rip'i  des  Venus   de   Milo 

mar  bles  Phi  lip' pic 

fore  most  (Prefix?)  gen  ius 

vo  lup  tu  ous  ex  eel 


n 


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in  sti  ga  tion 

nei  ther 

tern  po  ral  (Der.?) 

ought   (Meaning  ?) 

in  di  cate 

in  die' a  tive 

school 

schemes 

sphere 

glad  i  a  to  ri  al 

lit  er  al  ly 

al  tar  (Meaning?) 


LESSON    87. 

mane  (Meaning?) 
asks  ^^ 

ex  ag  ge  ra  ted 
pat  ro  nym  ic 
spec  i  fi  ca  tion 
op  ta  tive 
lev  el 

ac  cu  sa  tion 
ac  cu  sa  tive 
in  no  cent 
wretch  ed 
yield  ing   (Kule  ?) 


a dapt  ed  (Mean ing  ?) 

ad'ap  ta'tion 

a  dapt  a  bil  i  ty 

con  cern 

con  cern  ing 

tru  ly 

rev  e  la  tion 

Da  nish 

sue  ces  sion  (Rule?) 

col  lege 

chose 

cho  sen 


LESSON    88. 


suffix 

ex  ploits 

fur  thest 

in  de  ci  sive 

ex  clud  ing 

slip  per  y     (Rule  ?) 

gal  ax  y 

un  a  vai  la  ble 

birds  (Rule  for  plural?) 

coun  sel  (Meaning' 

?)strat  a  gem 

de  lir  i  um   tre  mens 

con'fer  ence 

ef  fort 

cor  re  spond  ing  ly 

dep  re  da  tion 

ex  ist 

pu  pil 

as  sail    (Rule  ?) 

acceptable  (Rule?)fro  zen 

per  ma  nent  ly 

ac  cept  ance 

de  ter  mine 

tech  nic  al 

han  die 

de  ter  mi  na  tion 

teams 

er  rand 

strict  ly 

mu  ti  late 

com  pa  tri  ot 

clause 

mu  ti  nous 

com  pas  sion  ate 

as  sist  ed   (Rule?) 

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LESSON    89. 

watched 

treat  ment 

moun  tains 

pro  mo  tion 

Nic  a  ra  gua 

sue  cess  ful  (Rule?) 

syl  lo  gism 

compelled  (Rule?) 

1  cus  toms 

welfare     (Eule?) 

nee  es  sa  ri  ly 

cus  tom  er 

com  pete 

pur  suit 

prac  ti  cal 

com  pe  ti  tion 

guard  ed 

part  ner  ship 

deny 

here 

in' flu  ence 

de  nies     (Eule?) 

high  er 

in  flu  en  tial 

like  ly  (Rule  ?) 

in  cit  ing    (Rule?) 

cor  rupt    (Rule  ?) 

un  der  hand 

tithe 

Scot  tish 

sel  dom 

par  ish 

Scrip  tures 

ac  com  plish  ments  (Rule  ?) 

qual  i  fi  ca  tions 

LESSON    90, 

gour  mand  (Meaning?)  Ar  cite 

re  ward 

gour  met  (Meaning? 

*)met'a  phys'ics 

a  void 

chrys  an  the  mum 

tra  pe  zi  um 

post  poned 

her  ba  ceous 

trap  e  zoid 

con  sol  i  da  tion 

schism 

week  (Meaning?) 

il  la  tive 

pel  i  can 

swol  len 

Hy  men 

man  i  kin 

cyg  net 

Hy'me  ne'al 

eye  la  men 

um  brel  la 

em  bas  sa  dor 

far  thest 

be  stows  (Rule?) 

not     equal 

non  pa  reil 

pa  go  da 

hos  pice 

pro  pri  e  tor 

in  dom  i  ta  ble 

thirst 

whose 

re  cip  ro  cal 

seen  ic 

im  plore 

ab  ra  sion 

seen  i  cal 

val  iant 

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LESSON    91.— Dictation  Exercise. 

THE    BOERS. 

The  Boers  are  an  original  people.  They  worship  the 
Christian  Deity  with  conscientious  and  consistent  fervor. 
The  pleasant  life  of  the  veldts  has  left  them  leisure  for 
hunting ;  they  excel  as  marksmen  and  are  excellent  riders. 
The  valor  and  strategy  displayed  by  them  on  numerous  oc- 
casions leave  no  room  for  criticism.  They  are  versed  in  the 
stratagems  of  war  and  are  well  supplied  with  ammunition. 
The  exhilaration  of  open  air  life  makes  them  healthy ;  few 
of  them  are  diseased  or  have  symptoms  of  disease.  They 
have  the  advantage  of  being  better  acquainted  with  the 
country  than  the  British,  and  their  chosen  ground  for 
fighting  is  among  the  kopjes,  where  they  make  their 
appearance  in  miniature  armies  before  the  British  are 
conscious  of  their  presence.  Mounted  upon  their  indis- 
pensable ponies,  before  they  can  be  interfered  with,  and 
with  an  utter  absence  of  fear,  they  make  sudden  and  irre- 
sistible descents  upon  the  British,  which  are  very  embar- 
rassing to  the  imaginations  of  Britain's  rulers. 

The  heroes  and  deities  of  the  Iliad  and  Odyssey  fought 
no  more  bravely  than  do  these  untutored  denizens  of  the 
veldts  and  kopjes. 


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ep  1  cure 

dip  ping   (Eule?) 

op  ti  mis  tic 

ea  ger 

fi  er  y 

o  ver  whelm  ing 

re  strain  ing(Der.?) 

oc  cu  py  ing  (Rule?) 
Dun  sin  ane 
Caw  dor 
Nor  we  gian 
pre  sen  ti  ment 
ruf  fian 
a  ris  ing 


LESSON    92. 

ex  plain 

ty  rant 

weak  (Meaning?) 

lus  cious 

mar  jo  ram 

rose  ma  ry 

CO  nun  drum 

Swe  den 

Hi  ber  ni  ans 

par  \\a  men  ta  ry 

cir  Q,u\\, 

ref  er  ee 

am  nes  ty 

a  za  le  a 


gen  tian 

a  nem  o  ne 

ge  ra  ni  um 

clem  a  tis 

o  le  an  der 

as  sist  ant 

demoni'acal  (Der.?) 

sleep     walking  (ambulare) 

som  nam  bu  lism 

pa  thos 

hand  some 

ca  pa  bil  i  ty 

vis' count 

vice'roy 

m  ar  chion  ess  (suffix  ?) 


mort  gage 


LESSON    93. 

Pres  by  te  ri  an       nice 


bar  on  ess  (Suffix?)  war  like 

so  lie  it  or  Mo  ham  med  an 

re  sus  ci  ta  ted  new  com  ers 

mon  as  ter  y  ro  man  tic 

prel  ate  prej  u  dice 

U'ni  ta'ri  an  viv  id  ly 

in  im  i  cal 


at  the  same 
time 

si'mul  ta'ne  ous 
se  quen  tial  ly 
sus  pense 
pro  pi  ti  ate 
per  tain  ing 
pro  claim 


mur  mured  (Rule?)proc  la  ma  tion 
state  li  ness  (Rule  ?)  khe  dive  (kS,  dev')    cer  e  mo  ni  al 


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LESSON    93    (Continued), 
ap  pgl'late  can  on  (Meaning?)  chan  eel  lor 

lit  ur  ^j  lit  er  a  ry  lit  a  ny 

ex  alt  ed  con  quertr  ep  ic 

ep  och  bar  ba  rous  im  mor  tal  (Rule?) 


ex  pe  n  ence 

en  clo  sure 

rec  om  pense 

ex  trav  a  gant 

ex  trav  a  gance 

con  tem  po  ra  ne  ous  ly 

ep  i  sode    (Der.  ?) 

ex  claim 

ex  clam  a  to  ry 

ex  cla  ma  tion 
lis  ten  er 
cri  er     (Rule  ?) 
ca  jole 


LESSON    94. 

dim     (Rule  ?) 
dime     (Rule  ?) 
bot  torn  (Rule  ?) 

gyp  sy 

gyp  sies  (Rule  ?) 
no  tice 
prom  i  nent 
Charles   Darnay 
in  de  fat  i  ga  ble 
(Der.?) 
kin  dred 
for  mer  ly 
life 
lives 


fa  ther 

far  ther     (Der.  ?) 

like  ness  (Rule?) 

f re  quent  ing 

pre  ex  ist  ing 

sad  ness 

turn' key 

e  pis  tie 

con  vin  cing 

no  bil  i  ty 

ru  i  na  tion 

re  spouse  (Der.?) 

dom  i  neer  ing  (Der.?) 


LESSON    95. 

chron  i  cle  in  ter  Sam  son 

rec  on  noi  ter  in  terred  (Rule?)  rhyth  mic 

f rol  ick  ing  dis  in  ter  (Rule  ?)  un  quench  a  ble 

frol  ic  as  ton  ish  Ma  cau  lay 

Stat  ue  (Meaning?)    as  ton  ish  ment      Thack  er  ay 
8tat  ure  (Meaning?)  a  f raid  The  oc  rj  tus 


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LESSON    S5    (Continued). 


h^ugh  ty  Strug  gle 

haughtiness(Rule?)life  less  (Rule?) 
conversion^  pre  die  tion 

ex  cus  a  ble  par  tic  u  lar  ly 

re  pel  re  late 


re  pel  lent 


sparse 

Jew 

Jew  ish 

passed  (Meaning?) 

past  (Meaning?) 

tern  po  ra  ri  ly 

su  per  cil  i  ous 

mor  als 

sat  ire 

sat  ir  ize 

sa  tir  ic  al 


re  tir  ing   (Rule?) 
re  tire  ment  (Rule  ?) 
per  son  al 
tre  panned 
ret  i  cence 
pa  tron 


rel  a  tive 

LESSON    96. 

vil  lain  y 

wran  gle 

wrath 

khan 

o  be  di  ence 

te  mer  i  ty 

speculative  (Der.?)  re  or  gan  i  za  tion 

pred  e  ces  sor  (Der.  ?)  steal   (Meaning  ?) 

pre  ci  sion  (Der.?)    stole 

ten  den  cy  sto  len 

rhi  noc  e  ros  taw  dri  ness 


laud  a  ble 
lin  net 
leg  ate 
Steele 
trum  pet  er 
Je  ru  sa  lem 


LESSON    97. 

tran  seen  den  tal  ist  par  tridge 
(Der.?) 


Queen   Anne 
re  form 

ref  or  ma  tion 

rem  i  nis  cent 
rem  i  nis  cence 


les  sen  ing 
ac  quaint 

without  government 

an  arch  y 

one 

mon  arch  y 
mo  nar  chic  al 


al  le  giance 

deaf  ened  (Rule  ?) 
dis  charge  (Prefix?) 

dis  cov  er 


dl  dac  tic 
ex  ot  ic 

'  State  the  rule  for  pronunciation. 


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ter  ra  pin 

su  per  flu  i  ties 

right        opinion 

or  tho  dox 

other 

het  er  o  dox 

kind 


LESSON   97    (Continued) 
few 

ol  i  gar  chy 
ol  i  gar  chic  al 


as  cet  1  cism 

to   to  swear 

ad  jure 

from 


het  er  o  ge  ne  ous    ab  jure 
lac  te  al  ad  diet  ed 


sor  cer  y 


eq  ui  page 
ex  haust 
ex  haust  ive 
com  pli  ance 
Cae  sar 


ac  quire 


em  has  sy 

en  su  ing    (Rule?) 

E  gyp  tian 

ep  i  thet    (Prefix?) 

ep  i  taph    (Prefix  ?) 
in  dorse  ment 
e  lim  i  nate 


LESSON    98. 

ex' qui  site  clas  sic  al 

con  f erred  (Rule?)  con  du  cive 


con  sid  er 
con  sid  er  ate 
com  pro  mise 


force  ful    (Rule?)   fas  tid  i  ous 


flu  ent 
bar  ris  ter 
bit  ing  (Rule?) 
hid  e  ous 


glam  or 
Bib  li  cal 
Bur  roughs 
hal  yard 


coun  ter  f eit 
col  o  nize 
Car  lyle 
fiend   (Rule?) 
in  still 
By  ron 

hip  po  pot  a  mus 
Ger  man  ism 


LESSON    99. 

cap' tain  ^         Christian  (chan)^    pastoral'  filial  (yal)* 

foun'tain         Bel  gl  an  pa  ren  tal  a  e  ri  al 

moun'tain       Nor  we  gl  an  cor  po  val  in  i  tial 

*  Ain  short  is  pronounced  in  or  en. 

*  Ian  is  pronounced  tan,  yan,  or  with  «  or  t,  shan  or  chan. 

*  Al  is  pronounced  al. 

*  lal  is  pronounced  ial,  yal,  or,  with  t  or  c,  sJial.    "Whenever  the  pronimcj^ 
^^on  )8  in,  en,  or  al  the  spelling  should  not  be  ian  or  iql. 


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LESSON    99    (Continued). 

cer'taln  E  gyp  tian  (shan)     funeral  special 

vil  lain  mu  si  cian  (shan)    tern  po  ral  ma  te  ri  al 

chief  tain        ruf  fian   (yan)  sev  er  a\  se  quen  tial 

mur  rain  Gas  pi  an  pri  me  val  par  tial 

a  gain   (6n)     gen  tian  (shan)        o  rig  i  nal  mar  tial 

bar  gain  (6n)  Caucasian  (shan)    mediaeval  su  per  fi  cial 

LESSON    100. 

State    the    rule    for   the    formation   of  each    of   the 
following  possessives. 


princess's   father 
country's    sake 
Laertes'    character 
Longmans'   edition 
Lyly's   Euphues 
Keats's   poems 
Wilkie   Collins's   novels 

befall! 
be  fell 
re  call 
mis  spell 
fore  tell 
un  well 
m  stall 
refill 


hermit's   cave 
Malory's    King   Arthur. 
Yankees'   defeat 
Hopkins'    law 
witches'   prophecy 
Hughes's   works 
Holmes's   essays 

to  drive  (pellere) 

com  pel 
re  pel 
im  pel 
dis  pel 
ex  pel 
pro  pel 
re  bel 
ex  eel 


1  English  words  ending  in  double  I  used  as  roots  retain  tb©  double  I  in  t^© 
derivatiye  word?. 


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LESSON   101 

aide-de-camp 

commander-in-chief 

color-blindness 

well-grounded 

high-strung 

snow-covered 

self-sacrifice 

self-possession 

sleigh-bell 

self-conceit 

great-grandfather 

gas-burner 

old-fashioned 

word-building 

rose-breasted 

well-behaved 

great-grandson 

mother-in-law 

jew's-harp 

weather-beaten 


—Compound  Words. 

nose-glasses 
^^^  rose-colored 
Graeco-Persian 
well-proportioned 
hot-headed 
self-centered 
blindman's-buff 
self -righteousness 
self-satisfaction 
quilting-bees 
self-condemnation 
bird's-eye 
grass-grown 
ill-treated 
snow-bound 
well-disposed 
whip-poor-will 
father-in-law 
free-soil 
warm-hearted 


LESSON    102.  —  Dictation  Exercise. 

A   SCHOOL  EPISODE. 

It  happened  once  in  a  certain  school  that  a  chosen  com- 
mittee received  an  invitation  from  the  Faculty  to  conduct  a 
series  of  exam,inations.  Probably  their  ready  acquiescence 
was  due  to  the  criticism  that  it  was  a  noticeable  fact  that, 


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LESSON  102  (Continued), 
though  the  pupils  could  prove  that  monopolies  were  foreign 
to  American  principles,  though  they  could  solve  algebraic 
problems  by  the  column  and  though  they  could  write  vol- 
umes on  ancient  civilization,  yet  they  were  not  acquainted 
with  the  more  advantageous  knowledge  of  the  pronunciation 
and  derivation  of  common  words.  This  surprise  reduced 
many  pupils  to  despair,  among  them  an  especially  sensitive 
boy  named  Arthur  Coleridge.  His  neighbor  across  the 
aisle,  Philip  Byron,  was  by  no  means  of  similar  tempera^ 
ment,  being  quite  without  conscience.  On  this  occasion, 
therefore,  he  did  not  hesitate  to  ask  Arthur  for  a  summary 
of  his  answers.  The  latter  was  thereby  placed  in  a  di- 
lemma. He  hated  to  refuse,  yet  he  felt  that  the  proposed 
dishonesty  might  prove  disastrous  to  them  both.  Finally 
he  said,  "I  cannot  be  responsible  for  what  you  have  been 
too  indolent  to  learn." 

Now  it  happened  that  the  whole  occurrence  had  been  wit- 
nessed by  one  of  the  conductors  of  the  examination,  who 
forthwith  summoned  young  Byron  to  the  desk.  This  con- 
scienceless youth  told  a  plausible  story ;  but  the  examiner 
interrupted  him  by  saying,  "Let  me  relieve  you  of  the 
necessity  of  inventing  a  tale.  I  understand  the  incident 
thoroughly.  Any  repetition  of  your  offense  will  be  suffi- 
cient cause  for  suspension.^' 

Let  us  hope  that  this  occurrence,  which  might  have 
proved  a  mimic  tragedy,  taught  both  the  boys  a  permanent 
lesson. 


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LESSON    103. 

ab  sorbs  (Eule  ?)  break  age 

a  ca'men  bub  ble        ^-^ 

adjusted   (Der.?)  Bun  yan 

ba  sic  un  ex  am  pled 

bev  er  age  bur  y 

bed  lam  bur  ies    (Rule  ?) 

bor  der  (Meaning?)  bur  ied 

bor  der  ing  bust  ling 

bos  om  cab  i  net 

both  cal  lous 

bowl  der  cal  en  dar  (Meaning?)  choice 

brace  let    (Rule  ?)  Ca  naan  Ten  nes  see  ^  (n.) 

brag  ging  (Rule  ?)  Can  a  da  ces  sa  tion 


can  non  (Meaning?) 

cap  i  tal  (Meaning  ?) 

cem  e  ter  j 

ces  sion  (Meaning?) 

se  ces  sion  (Der.  ?) 

qham  ois 

cheer 

Chi  ca'go 

chim  ney 

chim  neys  (Rule?) 


cir  cu  la  tion 

around 

cir  cum  fer  ence 


LESSON    104. 

zeph  yr 

com  par  i  son 
com  pre  hen  sive 


con  dense 

con  dens  er 
con  den  sa  tion 

con  duct 
con  fi  dence 


cir  cum  stance 

speaking 

cir  cum  lo  cu  tion    com  plex  ion 
cir  cum  nav  i  gate   con  cealed 

to  -write 

cir  cum  scribe  con  can  ter  (Der.  ?)  con  fer  ence 

cit  a  del  con  cen  trate 

cite   (Meaning?) 


con  flict 

con  se  quence 

con  spire 
con  splr  a  cy 
con  sum  ma  tion 
»  A  way  to  remember  it  is  to  spell  it "  t-e-<Jouble  n,  e-double  s,  double-©.' 


con  can  tra  tion 

to  cut 

ci  vil  i  ty  (Der.  ?)    con  cise 

clas  si  fy   (Der.?)    in  ci  sion  (Der.?) 

cod  i  cil  in  ci  sive 


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with  name 

cog  no' men 
com  fort  ing 
com  fort  a  ble 
con  ven  lent 


LESSON     104    (Continued), 
to  run  (curerre) 


cur  rent 
con  cur  rent 
con  cur  rence 
con  tin  u  ous 


con  tain  mg 
con  tend 
con  ten  tion 
con  ten  tious 


LESSON    105. 


converted  counsel  (Meaning?)  Sir   Roger  de  Cov- 

erley 
coun  sel  or  cred  u  lous 

coun  te  nance  cross  bow 


con  vey  ance 

cop  y  right 

bod}'  {corpus,  corporis) 

cor  po  ral 

cor'po  rate 

in  cor  po  rate(Der.?)  cour  te  sy 

cor  po  ra  tion  cous  in 

dan  gled  de  li  cious 

tlirougb  drawing 

de  not  ing  (Eule?)  di  a  gram 


course  (Meaning?)  crowd 

cour  te  ous  cur  rant  (Meaning?)' 

cu  ri  OS  i  ty 
in  ter  pret  ed 
de  liv  er  ance 


dun  geon 

to  dry  (siccere) 

de  vout  de  sir  ous  (Rule  ?)   des  ic  ca  ted 

dis  Greet  du  ra  bil  i  ty 

an  angle 

dis  cr6  tion  di  ag  o  nal  ed  i  ble 

dis  band  di  ag  o  nal  ly(Rule?)e  go  tis  tic 

measure 

du  al   (SufB.x  ?)        di  am  e  ter  ei  ther 

to  enclose 

dis  tine  tion  di  a  phragm  E  laine 


*  Derived  from  CJorinth,  whence  the  small  dried  grape  was  first  imported. 


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do  nate 

don  or   (Der.?) 

dow  ry 

en  coun  ter 

en  er  gj 

en  ter  prise 
e  ques  tri  an 
eu  lo  gy 

eu  lo  gis  tic 
e  vac  u  ate 
ex  er  ci  ses 
ex  ist  ence 
ex  or  bi  tant 


LESSON    106. 

du  el   (Meaning?)   em  pha  sis 
Emerson     ^^^         em  pha  size 
George   Eliot 
en  cum  brance 
6  nig  ma 

en  trance 
er  ror 


er  ro  ne  ous 

rela- 
ting to 

eu  phe  mis  tic 


em  bel  lish 

em  bel  lish  ment 

en  sconced 

for  a  day 

e  phem  er  al 
es  cape 
Eu  phu  es 


well^Pf*^ 


eu  phu  is  tic 
ex  cite  ment  (E-ule?)  ex  cru  ci  a  ting 
ex  hib  it  ex  u  ber  ant 

ex  hi  bi  tion  ex  on  er  ate 

ex  pres  sion  ex  trem  i  ty 


vil  lain  ous 
pa  vil  ion 
fal  ter 
fa  mous 
fault 

fa  vor  a  bly 
flee  ing 
flick  ers 
flour  ish  ing 


LESSON    107. 

gay  e  ty 

gen  der 

ges  ture 

ges  tic  u  late 

gin  ger 

gran  deur 

great   (Meaning?) 

group  ing 

growled 


gild    (Meaning?) 

gilt    (Meaning  ?) 

hea  then 

height 

hence 

hin  drance 

hoard     (Meaning?) 

hon  ey 

husks 


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LESSON     107    (Continued). 


flut  ter  ing 

f  ren  zy 

gauze 

gaol  er   or   jail  er 

i  den  ti  fy 

i  den  ti  fy  ing  (Bnie?)  im  paired 


gud  geon 
guilt  (Meaning?) 
Guin  e  vere 
ha  bit  u  ate 

peculiar  g^Jher  *  ^^^^^S 

id  i  o  syn  era  sy 


hy  phen 
i  de'a 
ig  nite 
ig  ni  tion 

to  bear  (portare) 

im  por  tant 
im  por  tance 


im  pres  sion  ist  (Der, 
im  pres  sion  is  tic 

in  del  i  ble 

in  fat  u  a  tion 

in  stead 

in  tro  duced 

Ir  ving 

Job 

reign  (Meaning?) 

up       going 

a  nab  a  sis 

Ian  guor 

levy 

made  (Meaning?) 


LESSON    108. 

?)  in  ces  sant  (Der.  ?) 
in  con  tro  ver  ti  ble 
(Der.?) 
in  dem  ni  ty 
in  gre  di  ent 
in  ten  tion 
in  ven  tion 
in'ven  to  ry 
ju  di  cial 
ju  ries 

jus  tice 
le  gions 

liberties  (Eule?) 
main'te  nance 


in  dus  tri  ous 
in  flamed 

in  ex  haust  i  ble 

in  sol  vent 

in  ter  est 

i  tem  ize 

jotist 

juice 

kind  ling 

Vic  to  ri  an 
lev  i  ty 
li  cen  tious 
ma  ny 


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Si  las   Mar  ner 

mas  sa  cring 

match 

ma  te  ri  al 

mat  ters  (Rule  ?) 

latter  (Eule?) 

mea  ger 

means 

meant 

noise 

nois  y 

nois  i  ly  (Rule?) 

nooks 


on  ly 

one  (Meaning?) 

pails  (Meaning?) 

par  ent 

pa  ren  tal 

pas  try 

per  e  gri  na  tion 

per  il  ous 

pe  ri  od 

petty 


LESSON    109, 

me  lo'di  ous 

meth  od 

Mi  caw  bef^ 

min  ute 

mo'  bile 

moi  e  ty 

more  over 

mu  tu  al 

nerv  ous 

noth  ing 

nov  el  ist  (Rule?) 

nu  mer  ous 

of  ^en 

LESSON    110. 

o  pen  ly 

riches     having  {ops,  opes) 

op  u  lent 
op  u  lence 
ox  i  dize 
ox  i  da  tion 
pat  tern 
peo  pie 
perch  ing 
pes  ti  lence 
phrase 


pil  grim  age(Rule?)  phras  al 
poor  ly  pli  ers  (Rule  ?) 

pop  lar  (Meaning?)  pours  (Meaning?) 
pri  ma  ri  ly  (Rule?)  pres  sure 


m6n  ace 
midst 

min  strel  sy 
mis  hap' 
mod  ern 
mon  u  ment 
must 
neck  lace 
no  blest 
ob  serv  er 
oc  cu  pant 
of  (Meaning?) 
ofe  (Meaning?) 


pal  pi  ta  tion 

shown       capable  of  being 

OS  ten  si  ble 
OS  ten  ta  tion 
OS  ten  ta  tious 
par  tic  i  pa  tion 
pe  cul  iar 

peculiarly  (Rule?) 
pe  cun'  ia  ry 
pe  cun  ia  ri  ly 
plague 
plen  te  ous 
pie  o  nas  tic 
prem  ise 
prem  i  ses 


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prep  o  si  tion 
prop  o  si  tion 
Prot  es  tant 
pun  gent 

qui  et  (Meaning?) 
re  al  ly  (Eule?) 
rea  son  a  ble 
rea  son  a  bly 
re  luc  tant 
re  luc  tance 
re  mark  a  ble 
re  mem  brance 
re  quire  ment(Ruie?) 

re  splen  dent 

re  suit  ant 

re  turn  ing 

sa  li  va 

sei^n  ior 

se  ren  i  ty 

shel  tered  (Rule  ?) 

Sir  Philip  Sidney 

since 

smooth 

so  journed 

spec  i  fi  ca  tion 

stretch 

Lau  rence   Sterne 


LESSON    111. 

pre  ten  tious 
pri  va  cy 
pro  to  type 
quar  an  tine 
rail'  ler  y 
Charles   Eeade 
reck  less 
re  lent  less 
rem  nant 

re  mov  ing  (Rule?  ) 
re  morse 
ren  dez  vous 
req  ui  site 

LESSON    112 

re  vered 

rib  bon 

rid  ing  (Rule?) 

sap  phire 

se  ques  ter 

ses  sion  (Meaning?) 

shook 

sight  (Meaning?) 

slaugh  ter 

slaugh  ter  ing 

sou  ve  nir 

spin  die 

lul la  by 

strick  en 


pri  me'val 

prof  f ered  (Rule  ?) 

pul  mo  na  ry 

quite  (Meaning  ?) 

rapt  (Meaning  ?) 

reared 

re  f rac  to  ry 

re  li  gious 

re  new  al 

re  plen  ish 

re  pu  di  a  tion 

re  sort 

rgs'plte 


rise 

ro  guish 

round 

seen  (Meaning?) 

se  quel 

sev  er  al 

shows   (Rule?) 

sim  plic  i  ty 

source 

spe  cial  ized 

spe'cies 

splen  dor 

stand  ard 

striv  ing  (Rule?) 


88  ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 

LESSON   113. 

ces  sion  (Meaning?)  sub  trac  tion  (Prefix?)  sur  round  ing 
cite   (Meaning?)      sub  sti  tu^on  sus  pi  cion 

style   (Meaning?)    su  per  in  tend  ent    sus  pi  cious 

(Prefix?) 
sub  mit  ted  (Rule?)  su  per  sti  tion  syr  up 

taf  fe  ta  ta  per   (Meaning?)  throne  (Meaning?) 

tar  ried  tax  es  threw  (Meaning?) 

three  fold 

trait  tran  sient  tri  pie 

tur  quoise  un  at  trac  tive  un  dis  turbed 

unknown  (Prefix?)  un  kempt  (Prefix?)  un  ea  sy 

un  learned  up  heav  al  up  per  most 

u  sage  u  su  ry  u  ten  sil 

ut  ter  ance  vain   (Meaning?)  ve'nal 

ven  ti  la  ted  ven  ture  some  vet  er  i  na  ry 

LESSON   114. 

site  (Meaning?)       those  thrown  (Meaning?) 

ta  pir  (Meaning?)  though  through  (Meaning?) 

vein    (Meaning?)    vo  ra  cious  wander  ing  (Meaning?) 

wonder  ing  (Meaning?)  wood   (Meaning?)   what 
won   (Meaning?)     with  out  .    wrought 

writ  ten  (Rule?)     zinc  zo'dl  ac 

reign  (Meaning?)    Ed  mund  Spen  ser  zo  dl'a  cal 
Sir  Thorn  as  More    Hen  ry   Field  ing    Thorn  as    Gray 
Thorn  as  Camp  bell  John   Locke  ThomasDeQuincey 

Oliver  Wendell  Holmes  Goe  the  Schil  ler 


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LESSON   115. 

WORDS   USED   IN  CIVIL   GOVERNMENT, 
ad  mi  ral  pen  sion  trea  son 

or  gan  ize  (Der.  ?)   pen  sion  er  ex  pend  i  ture 

or  gan  i  za  tion        ser  vi  tude  at  tain  der 

sta  tis  tics  a  bridg  ment  brib  er  y 

of  fi  cial  cit  i  zen  (Der.?)       el  i  gi  ble 

jurisdiction(Der.?)  pros  ecu  tion  (Preflx?)in  el  i  gi  ble 
con  sti  tu  tion  al      per  se  cu  tion(Prefix?)el  i  gi  bil  i  ty 
Bri  tan  nic  ex  pense  bos  tile 

cit  i  zen  ship  trea  son  a  ble  hos  til  i  ty 

LESSON    116. 
CIVIL  GOVERNMENT   {Continued). 

con  sul  a  dop  tion  (Der.?) 

con  SU  lar  a  dopt  ed    (Meaning?) 

rep  re  sen  ta  tion     a  dapt  ed   (Meaning?) 
e  nu  mer  a  tion        fed  er  al  ist 


com  mit  tee 
ad  journ 
ft  nance' 
fi  nan  cial 

fi  nan  ci  er 

im  post   (Der.?) 

im  posed 

im  po  si  tion 

ap  por  tion  (Kule?) 

e  lect  or  al  (Der.?) 

min  is  ter 

ad  min  is  tra  tive 


(Prefix  ?) 
di  plo  ma  tist 


an  ti-fed  er  al  ist 

(Prefix  ?) 
con  serv  a  tive 
lib  er  al 
dem  o  crat  ic 


cen  sus 

sen  ate 

sen  a  tor 

as  sem  bly  (Der.?)  re  pub  lie 

as  sem  bled  re  pub  lie  an 

un  ion  trib  une 

re  jec  tion  (Der.?)  tri  bu  nal 


90  ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 

LESSON   117. 
CIVIL  GOVERNMENT   {Continued). 
le  ga  tion  (Der.?)   con  vene     -"""       de  feet  (Der.?) 
se  cu  ri  ty  con  ven  tion  tri  al 

pol  i  tics  rev  o  lu  tion  (Der?)  mi  nor 

po  lit  i  cal  rev  o  lu  tion  a  ry     mi  nor  i  ty 

states  men  del  e  ga  tion  de  cree 

ten  ant  ma  jor  u  na  nim  i  ty 

ten  nre   (Der.?)        ma  jor  i  ty  bank  rupt  cy 

con  federate  (Der.?)  pro  vin  cial  pro  hib  it  (Prefix  ?) 

con  fed  er  a  tion      pro  pri  e  ta  ry         pro  hi  bi  tion 
cap  i  ta  tion  (Der.?)  ex  ec'u  tive  (Der.?)  pre  text  (Prefix  ?) 
de  cap  i  ta  tion        ex  ec'u  tor  (Der.?)  perpetual  (Prefix?) 

LESSON   118 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT   {Continued). 

amendment(Der.?)com  merce  (Der.?)  quo  rum 

in  her  ent  de  fen  sive  func  tion 

in  val  u  a  ble  al  li  ance  e  mol  u  ment 

ju  di  cia  ry  (Der.?)  accord  ance  (Rule  ?)pres  i  dent 

ju  rist  (Der.?)  in  sti  tu  tion  pres  i  den  tial 

pro  mot  er  (Der.  ?)  rev  e  nue  pres  i  den  cy 

ob  nox  ious  do  mes  tic  pro  vi  sion 

im  mu  ni  ty  rat  i  fy  de  ni  al    (Rule  ?) 

immunities(Rule?)  rat  i  fi  ca  tion  res  ig  na  tion 

in  va  sion  in  dus  tri  al  dis  a  bil  i  ty  (Rule?) 

in  sur  rec  tion  na  tion  al  i  ty  ag  ri  cul  ture 

recession  (Der.?)   league  ag  ri  cul.tur  al 


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LESSON   119. 
CIVIL  GOVERNMENT  {Continued). 
in  a  bill  ty  ordinance  (Meaning?)  con  sti  tu  tion 

pur  su  ance  (Eule  ?)  sec  re  ta  ry  ar  chives 

ord  nance  (Meaning?)  re  pris  al  (Der.?)     ac  cred  i  ted  (Eule?) 


treas  u  ry 

pres  i  den  cy 

cus  to  dy 

treas  u  ries  (Kule 

?)  ur  gent 

cus  to  di  an 

at  tor  ney 

ve  to 

re  sid  ing 

pre  scribed  (Prefix?)  ve  toes  (Eule?) 

res  i  dent 

pro  scribed  (Prefix?)  sig  na  ture 

Eu  ro  pe  an 

bal  lot 

cau  cus 

en  voy 

va  can  cy 

ex  cise 

plen  i  po  ten  ti  a  ry 

trans  ac  tion 

man  u  fac  tures 

na  val           (Der.  ?) 

LESSON    120. 

CIVIL  GOVERNMENT   (Continued). 

pol  i  cy 

pri  or 

com  pen  sa  tion 

sal  a  ry 

in  ter  na  tion  al 

(Prefix?) 

audit   (Der.?) 

sal  a  ried 

ar  bi  trate 

au  di  tor 

in  voice 

ar  bi  tra  tion 

cur  ren  cy  (Der.?) 

cer  ti  fy 

ar  bi  ter 

comp  trol  ler 

cer  tif  i  cate 

an  nu  al   (Der.?) 

an  nu  al  ly 

gra  tu  i  ty 

im  pris  on  ment 

bu  reaus 

gra  tu  i  tous 

ma  rine 

reg  is  ter 

a  cad  e  my 

mi  li  tia 

ad  ju  tant 

e  quip  ment 

mil  i  ta  ry 

mu  se  um 

su  per  vi  sion 

su  per  vi  so  ry 

gra  tu  i  tous  ly 

92  ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 

LESSON   121.  —  Dictatiorr   Exercise. 

GEORGE   WASHINGTON. 

February  22d  is  the  birthday  of  a  renowned  man  whose 
statue  stands  at  the  east  front  of  the  Capitol^  occupying 
a  prominent  position.  A  man  of  commanding  stature  he 
was,  strong  and  athletic,  of  gentle  sympathy  for  women 
and  children.  Enmity  and  vengeance  were  foreign  to  his 
character  and  furthest  from  his  desires.  In  all  juvenile 
sports  he  endeavored  to  instill  into  himself  that  love  for  the 
principles  of  justice,  veracity,  and  courteous  dealing  which 
made  his  personality  unique  in  history.  Sound  in  his 
advice  to  others,  he  was  apparently  ever  ready  to  have 
others  advise  him.  He  was  formally  elected  the  first 
president  of  the  United  States  in  1788,  and  was  inau- 
gurated the  ensuing  year.  Whether  of  princely  or  peasant 
blood  is  uncertain,  but  surely  no  prince  ever  occupied  a 
more  conspicuous  place  than  he,  when  as  the  general  of 
the  allies,  he  wrested  from  England's  sovereign  the  sover- 
eignty of  the  American  Colonies. 

Our  past  is  known ;  our  future  can  only  be  surmised. 
Formerly  a  handful  of  petty  states,  we  have  passed  with 
unparalleled  rapidity  into  one  of  the  mightiest  sovereign- 
ties of  the  world.  It  is  apparent,  too,  that  there  is  no 
parallel  to  the  inter-mixture  of  our  blood ;  we  are  divi- 
sible into  many  races,  but  not  divided  in  patriotism.  We 
are  allied  to  many  peoples;  we  are  English,  Irish,  Scot- 
tish, French,  German,  Italian  and  Scandinavian,  with  a 
more  near  resemblance  to  the  English      Our  democratic 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


93 


LESSON  121  (Continued), 
government  is  an  apparition  arraigning  the  despotisms  of 
the  Old  World.  With  the  completion  of  the  Nicaragua 
Canal,  the  perfection  of  Marconi's  telegraph  and  the  inven- 
tion of  a  safe  method  of  aerial  navigation  by  dirigible 
balloon,  we  shall  become  a  still  more  potent  factor  in  the 
v^orld's  councils. 

LESSON  122. 
Lou  i  si  a  na  Mis  sis  sip  pi  ^ 

lus  trous  Con  nect  i  cut 

John   Ly  ly  Mas  sa  chu  setts 

pro  file  Del  a  ware 

prop  er  ties  "  North    Car  o  li  na 


would  (Meaning?)     Rhode   Is  land 

Wright  (Meaning?)    doi  ly 

rode   (Meaning?)       doi  lies    (Rule?) 


far       to  write 

tel  e  graph 

to  sound 

tel  e  phone 

to  see 

tel  e  scope 

pro  mis  cu  ous  ly 


vac  il  la  ting 

tes  ti  mo  ny 

un  de  §igned 
fal  si  ty 


ac  cused  * 

of  fi  cer 

tar  iff 

Wales 

or  na  ment 

dis  cord 

1)6  com  ing 

swear  ing 

des  o  late 

val  u  a  ble 

con  sid  er  a  tion 
harm  ful  (Rule?) 


LESSON   123. 

OS  cil  la  tion  pre  cip  1  tate 

pos  ses  ses  ly  co  po  di  um 

per  cep  ti  ble  mag  ne  si  um 

a  que  ous  (Der.?)  al  che  my 

trans  par  ent  mi  ca 

»  A  way  to  remember  it  U  to  speU  it,  Af-i  double  s,  i  double  s,  i  double p,  i. 


un  ap  pre  ci  a  tive 
great  est 
di  rect 
di  vine 
doc  trine 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


in  struct  ed 

gift 

a  cute  ness  (Eule  ?) 

how  ev  er 

length 

por  trayed 

pow  der 

mag  net 


ni  ter 

al  ka  li 

mer  cu  ry 

hy  dro  gen 

chlo  line 

cal  ci  um 

al  um 

rite   (Meaning  ?) 

rode   (Meaning?) 

ox  i  di  zing 

det  ri  men  tal 

shad  ow 


LESSON    123    (Continued), 
oc  ta  he  dron 
va  lid  i  ty^ 
ven  ti  la  tion 
sur  gi  cal 
bear   (Meaning  ?) 
in  sen  si  bil  i  ty 
ex  act  ly 
lead    (Meaning?) 

LESSON   124. 

res  cu  ing  (Eule?) 
hor  ror 

breaks  (Meaning?) 
nour  ish  ment 
ve  na  tion 
com  bus  tion 
me  tab  o  lism 
om  niv  o  rous 
car  niv  o  rous 
in  sec  tiv  o  rous 
min  er  al  o  gy 
min  er  al  o  gist 


sil  i  ca 
gyp  sum 
cru  ci  ble 
blow  pipe 
bro  mine 
a  lem  bic 
plat  i  num 
pot  ash 


met  al  lur  gy 
cor  al 
mol  lusk 
sta  lac  tite 
mas  to  don 
gas  e  ous 
hy'g!  ene 
pa  piriae 
crys  tal  line 
cen  trip'e  tal 
cen  trif  u  gal 
rar  i  ty 


LESSON   125. 

THE   DEER    HUNT. 
A  college  professor,  whose  health  obliged  him  to  take  a 
holiday,  wrote  to  an  old  cavalry  friend,  inviting  him  to 
a  hunt.     The  old  soldier  was  a  WQ^rrnrheartedy  weather^ 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER,  95 

LESSON  125  (Continued). 
beateriy  but  sct'upulous  individual,  who  had  none  of  those 
vacillating  traits  which  mar  the  judgment  of  inactive  men. 
He  sent  an  acknowledgment  of  the  professor's  letter,  accep- 
ting the  invitation.  A  definite  place  and  a  definite  date 
were  fixed  upon,  and  they  departed. 

Soon  they  were  in  the  mountains  toiling  up  at  a  steep 
anglcy  now  losing  themselves  in  the  woods,  anon  coming 
out  on  the  side  of  the  mountain  where  the  professor,  who 
possesses  an  innate  love  of  the  beautiful,  would  pause  for  a 
bird's-eye  view  of  the  valley  and  point  out  some  shepherd 
with  his  flock  far  below.  But  his  friend  had  a  new  rifle 
whose  virtues  he  wished  to  prove,  and  hurried  him  on. 
They  did  not  drink  from  the  mountain  pools,  which  are 
often  polluted  by  vegetable  matter,  but  from  a  crystal 
stream  gushing  from  an  aperture  in  the  rocks.  The  pro- 
fessor frequently  paused  to  collect  flowers  which  were 
entirely  new  to  him.  ^^  Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field," 
he  said.  "  I  refuse,"  replied  his  friend.  "  But  I  will 
converse  with  thee  concerning  the  deer  of  the  woods." 
After  much  perseverance  and  persistent  effort  they  reached 
an  upland  lawn  where  they  saw  a  doe  grazing  peoAiefully 
in  its  primitive  home.  But  now  the  sensitive,  high-strung 
animal  raised  its  quivering  nostrils  in  the  air,  scenting  the 
polluting  presence  of  human  beings,  conscious  of  being 
attacked  by  those  who  would  ruthlessly  destroy  it,  poising 
with  delicate  balance  on  slender  legs,  ready  to  flee  for 
safety,  and  then,  swift  as  the  wind,  was  away.  But  the 
pursuing  bullet  was  swifter  and  too  well  directed,     "How 


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ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


LESSON  125  rContinued). 
far  are  men  removed  from  the  angeU.^^  sighed  the  pro- 
fessor, "  and  how  barbarous  are  they  to  slay  such  divine 
creations/'  However,  to  accoirimodate  his  friend,  he  helped 
him  with  the  disagreenMe  task  of  carrying  the  deer.  A 
fine  deerskin  rug  on  the  floor  of  the  ^professor's  library 
commemorates  his  only  deer  hunt. 


scis  sors 

cru  et 

cau  li  flow  er 

rad  ish 

rhu  barb 

as  par  a  gus 

a  pri  cot 

buf  f et  (fa) 

mar  ma  lade 

sir  loin 

hal  i  but 

bar  be  cued 

m6  ringue  (rSng) 

sau  sage 

bisque 

cax  rot 


LESSON    126. 
DOMESTIC   WORDS, 
dough  nut 
beef  steak 
sand  wich 
me  nu' 
rasp  ber  ry 
cur  rant 
sauer  kraut 
ba  na  na 

blanc  mange  (bia  mangv) 
mac  a  roon 
fric  as  see 
bo  lo  gna 
nou  ga^' 
mus  tard 
om  e  let 
cof  fee 


cro  quette 
Char  lotte  E-usse 
bis  cuit 
yeast 
maize 
car  a  mel 
CO  coa  nut 
rai  sin 
on  ion 
her  ring 
mac  a  ro  ni 
pheas  ant 
syl  la  bub 
aim  ond 
ma'yon'naise 
sug  ar 


ABBEEVIATIONS. 


A.  B.     Bachelor  of  Arts. 

A.  C.     {Ante    Christum)     Before 

Christ. 
A.  D.     {Anno    Domini)      In    the 

year  of  our  Lord. 
Ace.     Account. 
Adj.    Adjective. 
Ady.     Adverb. 
>ff.  or  /Et     {^tatis)     Of    age; 

Aged. 
Agt.    Agent. 
A/a.    Alabama. 
A/as.    Alaska. 
A. /H.     Master    of    Arts.     {Ante 

Meridiem)     Before  Noon. 
Amer.     American. 
Amt     Amount. 
Anon.     Anonymous. 
Ans.    Answer. 
Apr.     April. 
Ariz.    Arizona. 
Ark.     Arkansas. 
Atfy.     Attorney. 
Aug.     August. 
Aye.    Avenue. 


B.  A.     Bachelor  of  Arts. 
Ba/.    Balance. 


Bb/.     Barrel. 
B.  C.    Before  Christ. 
B.  L.     Bachelor  of  Laws. 
Bus.  or  bush.     Bushel. 


Ca/.     Calendar,  California. 

Capf.     Captain. 

Cent.     A  hundred,  or  Centigrade. 

cf.     {confer)    Compare. 

Co.    Company ;  County. 

C.  0.  D.     Collect  on  delivery. 
Co/.     Colonel ;  Colorado. 
Con.     {Contra)     Against. 
Conn,  or  Ct     Connecticut. 
Cr.     Credit ;  Creditor. 

Cts.  or  cts.     Cents. 

Cwt  or  cwt.     Hundredweight. 

D. 

D.  C.     District  of  Columbia. 
D.  D.    Doctor  of  Divinity. 
Dec.    December. 

De/.    Delaware. 

Dem.     Democrat. 

Dept     Department. 

Diet.     Dictionary. 

D.  L  0.    Dead  Letter  Office. 

Do.  or  do.     (ditto)    The  same. 

Doz.  or  doz.    Dozen. 


97 


98 


ADVANCED  BATIONAL  SPELLER. 


Dr.     Debtor;  Doctor;  Dram. 

D.  V.     {Deo  volente)   God  willing. 
Dwt.  or  dwt    Pennyweight. 

E.  East. 

Ed.    Edition ;  Editor. 

e.g.     {Exempli  gratia)    For  ex- 
ample. 

E.  Lon.    East  Longitude. 

Eng.     England;  English. 

Esq.    Esquire. 

etal.     {Etalii)    And  others. 

Etc.,  etc.  or  &c.    {Et  cetera)  And 
so  forth. 

Ex.    Example  ;  Exception  ;  Exo- 
dus. 

P. 

Fahr.    Fahrenheit. 

Feb.    February. 

F/a.    Florida. 

Fr.    France;  French. 

Fur.  or  fur.     Furlong. 

a. 

Ga.    Georgia. 

G.  A.  R.     Grand  Army  of  the  Re- 
public. 
Ger.     German. 
Gov.     Governor. 
Gr.    Greek ;  Grain. 


H.  B.  M.  His  or  Her  Britannic 
Majesty. 

H.I.H.  His  or  Her  Imperial 
Highness. 

Hist.     History. 

Hhd.  or  hhd.  Hogshead  or  hogs- 
head. 


H.  M.     His  or  Her  Majesty. 

Hon.     Honorable, 

H.  R.    House  of  Representatives. 


lb.,  ib.,  Ibid,  or  ibid.  {Ibidem)  In 

the  same  place. 
id.  or  Id.     {Idem)    The  same. 
Id.    Idaho. 

I.e.  or  i.e.    {Id  est)    That  is. 
///.  or  Ills.     Illinois. 
/.  H.  S.     {Jesus    Hominum    Sal- 

vator)    Jesus,   the  Saviour  of 

Men. 
incog.     Unknown. 
Ind.     Indiana;  Indian;  India. 
Ind.  T.  or  Ind.  Ter,    Indian  Ter 

ritory. 
Inst.     Instant.        (The     present 

month.) 
Int.  or  int.    Interest. 
Id.     Iowa. 
It.  or  Ital.    Italic  ;  Italian. 


Jan.    January. 
Jr.  or  jr.    Junior. 

Kan.  or  Kans.    Kansas. 
Ken.  or  Ky.    Kentucky. 


L,  I.  or  £.     Pound  sterling. 
Lat.    Latin ;  Latitude. 
/.  c.    Lower  case. 
Leg.  or  Legis.  Legislature  ;  Leg- 
islatui-es. 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SPELLER. 


99 


Lft  D.  or  Litt.  D,    Doctor  of  Lit- 
erature. 
LL.  D.     Doctor  of  Laws. 
Long,  or  long.    Longitude. 
Lou.  or  La.    Louisiana. 
L.  S.     Place  of  the  Seal. 
Lt.  or  Lieut.     Lieutenant. 

M. 

M.    Monsieur ;  (Mille)  Thousand ; 

Meridian,  or  Noon. 
M.  A.    Master  of  Arts. 
MaJ.     Major. 
Mar.    March. 
Mass.    Massachusetts. 
M.  C.    Meinber  of  Congress. 
M.  D.    Doctor  of  Medicine. 
Md.    Maryland. 
Mdse.    Merchandise. 
Me.    Maine. 

Messrs.    Gentlemen;  Sirs. 
Mich.    Michigan, 
Minn.    Minnesota. 
Miss.    Mississippi. 
Mile.     Mademoiselle. 
Mnte.     Madame. 
Mo.     Missouri. 
Mont.     Montana. 
M.  P.     Member  of  Parliament. 
Mr.     Master  or  Mister. 
Mrs.     Mistress  (missiz). 
MS.    Manuscript. 
MSS.     Manuscripts. 
Mt.     Mount. 

N. 
N.    Noon ;  North. 
N.  A.     North  America. 
N.  B.     {Nota  bene)    Note  well. 


N.  C.    North  Carolina. 

N.  Dak.    North  Dakota. 

N.  E.    North-east ;  New  England. 

Neb.    Nebraska. 

Nev.    Nevada. 

N.  H.    New  Hampshire. 

N.  J.    New  Jersey. 

N.  L.  or  N.  Lat.     North  Latitude. 

N.  Mex.     New  Mexico. 

No.  or  no.    Number. 

Nov.    November. 

N.  Y.    New  York. 

N.  S.    Nova  Scotia. 

N.  W.     North-west. 

o. 

0.     Ohio. 

Oct.     October. 
01(1.     Oklahoma. 
Ore.  or  Oreg.    Oregon. 
0.  S.     Old  Style. 
Oz.  or  oz.     Ounce. 

p. 

Pa.  or  Penn.    Pennsylvania. 

Ph.  D.     Doctor  of  Philosophy. 

Phil,  or  Phila.    Philadelphia. 

Pk.  or  pk.    Peck. 

P.  M.  Post  Master ;  {Post  Meri- 
diem) Afternoon. 

P.  0.  Post  Office ;  Province  of 
Ontario. 

Pro  tern,  or  pro  tern,  (pro  tem- 
pore) For  the  time  being. 

Prox.  or  prox.  (Proximo)  Of  the 
next  month. 

P  S.    Postscript. 

Pivt.  or  pwt.    Pennyweight. 


100 


ADVANCED  RATIONAL  SFBLLBB, 


Q.     Question ;  Query. 
Q.  £.  D.     {Quod  erat  demonstran- 
dum)   Which  was  to  be  proved. 
Qt     Quart  or  Quantity. 


/feed.     Received. 
Rep.     Representative ;    Republi- 
can ;  Reporter. 
Rev.     Reverend. 
R.  I.     Rhode  Island. 


XT. 

U It.  or  u It  (Ultimo)  Last;  Of 
the  last  month. 

Un/y.     University. 

u.  s.  {vt  supra).     As  above. 

U.  S.     United  States. 

U.  S.  A.     United  States  America. 

U.  S.  N.     United  States  Navy. 

U.  S.  S.    United  States  Senate. 

U.  S.  ¥.  United  States  Volun- 
teers. 


S.     South  ;  Sign  ;  Signor. 

S.  A.     South     America ;     South 

Africa ;  South  Australia. 
S.  C.     South  Carolina. 
Sc.  or  sc.     {Scilicet)    To  wit. 
Scot.     Scotland. 
S.  Dak.     South  Dakota. 
S.  E.     South-east. 
Sec.     Secretary  ;  Second. 
Sept.     September. 
Serg.     Sergeant. 
S.  L.  or  S.  Lat.     South  Latitude. 
Sp.     Spain. 

St     Saint ;  Street ;  Strait. 
Supt     Superintendent. 
Surg.    Surgeon. 
S.  W.    South-west. 


V.  or  V.     Volume  ;    {Vide) 
or  vs.  {Versus)  Against. 
Va.    Virginia. 
Vid.  or  vid.     {vide)  See. 
y/z.  or  viz.     Namely. 


W.     West. 

Wash.     Washington. 

Wis.     Wisconsin. 

W.  Lon.     West  Longitude. 

Wt  or  wt     Weight. 

W.  Va.     West  Virginia. 

Wyo.     Wyoming. 


Xmas.    Christmas. 


See; 


Tenn.    Tennessee. 
Tex.    Texas. 

Tr.  or  tr.     Translator ;   Transla- 
tion ;  Transpose. 


Yd.  or  yd.    Yard. 


zool.    Zoology. 


OAY     AND    TO    $'0 
OVERDUE. 


T,D  zl-lOOm'. 


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